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Miss Crawley at Home

           DuringthemonthsofRebecca’sstayinHampshire,theeternalfriendshiphad(mustitbeowned?)sufferedconsiderablediminution,andgrownsodecrepitandfeeblewitholdageastothreatendemisealtogether.Thefactis,bothgirlshadtheirownrealaffairstothinkof:RebeccaheradvancewithheremployersAmeliaherownabsorbingtopic.Whenthetwogirlsmet,andflewintoeachother’sarmswiththatimpetuositywhichdistinguishesthebehaviourofyoungladiestowardseachother,Rebeccaperformedherpartoftheembracewiththemostperfectbrisknessandenergy.PoorlittleAmeliablushedasshekissedherfriend,andthoughtshehadbeenguiltyofsomethingverylikecoldnesstowardsher.

           Theirfirstinterviewwasbutaveryshortone.Ameliawasjustreadytogooutforawalk.MissCrawleywaswaitinginhercarriagebelow,herpeoplewonderingatthelocalityinwhichtheyfoundthemselves,andgazinguponhonestSambo,theblackfootmanofBloomsbury,asoneofthequeernativesoftheplace.ButwhenAmeliacamedownwithherkindsmilinglooks(Rebeccamustintroducehertoherfriend,MissCrawleywaslongingtoseeher,andwastooilltoleavehercarriage)—when,Isay,Ameliacamedown,theParkLaneshoulder-knotaristocracywonderedmoreandmorethatsuchathingcouldcomeoutofBloomsbury;andMissCrawleywasfairlycaptivatedbythesweetblushingfaceoftheyoungladywhocameforwardsotimidlyandsogracefullytopayherrespectstotheprotectorofherfriend.

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