Miss Crawley at Home

           Aboutthistimetheredroveuptoanexceedinglysnugandwell-appointedhouseinParkLane,atravellingchariotwithalozengeonthepanels,adiscontentedfemaleinagreenveilandcrimpedcurlsontherumble,andalargeandconfidentialmanonthebox.ItwastheequipageofourfriendMissCrawley,returningfromHants.Thecarriagewindowswereshut;thefatspaniel,whoseheadandtongueordinarilylolledoutofoneofthem,reposedonthelapofthediscontentedfemale.Whenthevehiclestopped,alargeroundbundleofshawlswastakenoutofthecarriagebytheaidofvariousdomesticsandayoungladywhoaccompaniedtheheapofcloaks.ThatbundlecontainedMissCrawley,whowasconveyedupstairsforthwith,andputintoabedandchamberwarmedproperlyasforthereceptionofaninvalid.Messengerswentoffforherphysicianandmedicalman.Theycame,consulted,prescribed,vanished.TheyoungcompanionofMissCrawley,attheconclusionoftheirinterview,cameintoreceivetheirinstructions,andadministeredthoseantiphlogisticmedicineswhichtheeminentmenordered.

           CaptainCrawleyoftheLifeGuardsrodeupfromKnightsbridgeBarracksthenextday;hisblackchargerpawedthestrawbeforehisinvalidaunt’sdoor.Hewasmostaffectionateinhisinquiriesregardingthatamiablerelative.Thereseemedtobemuchsourceofapprehension.HefoundMissCrawley’smaid(thediscontentedfemale)unusuallysulkyanddespondent;hefoundMissBriggs,herdamedecompagnie,intearsaloneinthedrawing-room.

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