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Arcadian Simplicity

           You,mylove,arealittleparagonpositivelyalittlejewelYouhavemorebrainsthanhalftheshireifmerithaditsrewardyououghttobeaDuchessno,thereoughttobenoduchessesatallbutyououghttohavenosuperior,andIconsideryou,mylove,asmyequalineveryrespect;andwillyouputsomecoalsonthefire,mydear;andwillyoupickthisdressofmine,andalterit,youwhocandoitsowell?"Sothisoldphilanthropistusedtomakeherequalrunofhererrands,executehermillinery,andreadhertosleepwithFrenchnovels,everynight.

           Atthistime,assomeoldreadersmayrecollect,thegenteelworldhadbeenthrownintoaconsiderablestateofexcitementbytwoevents,which,asthepaperssay,mightgiveemploymenttothegentlemenofthelongrobe.EnsignShaftonhadrunawaywithLadyBarbaraFitzurse,theEarlofBruin’sdaughterandheiress;andpoorVereVane,agentlemanwho,uptoforty,hadmaintainedamostrespectablecharacterandrearedanumerousfamily,suddenlyandoutrageouslylefthishome,forthesakeofMrs.Rougemont,theactress,whowassixty-fiveyearsofage.

           "ThatwasthemostbeautifulpartofdearLordNelson’scharacter,"MissCrawleysaid."Hewenttothedeuceforawoman.Theremustbegoodinamanwhowilldothat.Iadoreallimpudentmatches.

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