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           Hewasamanofsuchrigidrefinement,thathewouldhavestarvedratherthanhavedinedwithoutawhiteneckcloth.Once,whenjustfromcollege,andwhenHorrocksthebutlerbroughthimaletterwithoutplacingitpreviouslyonatray,hegavethatdomesticalook,andadministeredtohimaspeechsocutting,thatHorrockseveraftertrembledbeforehim;thewholehouseholdbowedtohim:LadyCrawley’scurl-paperscameoffearlierwhenhewasathome:SirPitt’smuddygaitersdisappeared;andifthatincorrigibleoldmanstilladheredtootheroldhabits,heneverfuddledhimselfwithrum-and-waterinhisson’spresence,andonlytalkedtohisservantsinaveryreservedandpolitemanner;andthosepersonsremarkedthatSirPittneversworeatLadyCrawleywhilehissonwasintheroom.

           Itwashewhotaughtthebutlertosay,"Myladyisserved,"andwhoinsistedonhandingherladyshipintodinner.Heseldomspoketoher,butwhenhediditwaswiththemostpowerfulrespect;andheneverletherquittheapartmentwithoutrisinginthemoststatelymannertoopenthedoor,andmakinganelegantbowatheregress.

           AtEtonhewascalledMissCrawley;andthere,Iamsorrytosay,hisyoungerbrotherRawdonusedtolickhimviolently.Butthoughhispartswerenotbrilliant,hemadeupforhislackoftalentbymeritoriousindustry,andwasneverknown,duringeightyearsatschool,tobesubjecttothatpunishmentwhichitisgenerallythoughtnonebutacherubcanescape.

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