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Miss Crawley at Home

           "Dolet’shavehim,whenyoubegintoseeafewpeople;andhiswhatdyecallemhisinamoratoeh,MissSharp;that’swhatyoucallitcomes.Gad,I’llwritehimanote,andhavehim;andI’lltryifhecanplaypiquetaswellasbilliards.Wheredoeshelive,MissSharp?"

           MissSharptoldCrawleytheLieutenant’stownaddress;andafewdaysafterthisconversation,LieutenantOsbornereceivedaletter,inCaptainRawdon’sschoolboyhand,andenclosinganoteofinvitationfromMissCrawley.

           RebeccadespatchedalsoaninvitationtoherdarlingAmelia,who,youmaybesure,wasreadyenoughtoacceptitwhensheheardthatGeorgewastobeoftheparty.ItwasarrangedthatAmeliawastospendthemorningwiththeladiesofParkLane,whereallwereverykindtoher.Rebeccapatronisedherwithcalmsuperiority:shewassomuchtheclevererofthetwo,andherfriendsogentleandunassuming,thatshealwaysyieldedwhenanybodychosetocommand,andsotookRebecca’sorderswithperfectmeeknessandgoodhumour.MissCrawley’sgraciousnesswasalsoremarkable.ShecontinuedherrapturesaboutlittleAmelia,talkedaboutherbeforeherfaceasifshewereadoll,oraservant,orapicture,andadmiredherwiththemostbenevolentwonderpossible.Iadmirethatadmirationwhichthegenteelworldsometimesextendstothecommonalty.ThereisnomoreagreeableobjectinlifethantoseeMayfairfolkscondescending.

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