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Miss Crawley at Home

           AlmosteverydaybroughtafrankfromtheBaronet,enclosingthemosturgentprayerstoBeckyforherreturn,orconveyingpatheticstatementstoMissCrawley,regardingtheneglectedstateofhisdaughters’education;ofwhichdocumentsMissCrawleytookverylittleheed.

           MissBriggswasnotformallydismissed,butherplaceascompanionwasasinecureandaderision;andhercompanywasthefatspanielinthedrawing-room,oroccasionallythediscontentedFirkininthehousekeeper’scloset.NorthoughtheoldladywouldbynomeanshearofRebecca’sdeparture,wasthelatterregularlyinstalledinofficeinParkLane.Likemanywealthypeople,itwasMissCrawley’shabittoacceptasmuchserviceasshecouldgetfromherinferiors;andgood-naturedlytotakeleaveofthemwhenshenolongerfoundthemuseful.Gratitudeamongcertainrichfolksisscarcelynaturalortobethoughtof.Theytakeneedypeople’sservicesastheirdue.Norhaveyou,Opoorparasiteandhumblehanger-on,muchreasontocomplain!YourfriendshipforDivesisaboutassincereasthereturnwhichitusuallygets.Itismoneyyoulove,andnottheman;andwereCroesusandhisfootmantochangeplacesyouknow,youpoorrogue,whowouldhavethebenefitofyourallegiance.

           AndIamnotsurethat,inspiteofRebecca’ssimplicityandactivity,andgentlenessanduntiringgoodhumour,theshrewdoldLondonlady,uponwhomthesetreasuresoffriendshipwerelavished,hadnotalurkingsuspicionallthewhileofheraffectionatenurseandfriend.

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