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Miss Crawley at Home

           MissCrawley’sprodigiousbenevolenceratherfatiguedpoorlittleAmelia,andIamnotsurethatofthethreeladiesinParkLaneshedidnotfindhonestMissBriggsthemostagreeable.ShesympathisedwithBriggsaswithallneglectedorgentlepeople:shewasn’twhatyoucallawomanofspirit.

           GeorgecametodinnerarepastengarconwithCaptainCrawley.

           ThegreatfamilycoachoftheOsbornestransportedhimtoParkLanefromRussellSquare;wheretheyoungladies,whowerenotthemselvesinvited,andprofessedthegreatestindifferenceatthatslight,neverthelesslookedatSirPittCrawley’snameinthebaronetage;andlearnedeverythingwhichthatworkhadtoteachabouttheCrawleyfamilyandtheirpedigree,andtheBinkies,theirrelatives,&c.,&c.RawdonCrawleyreceivedGeorgeOsbornewithgreatfranknessandgraciousness:praisedhisplayatbilliards:askedhimwhenhewouldhavehisrevenge:wasinterestedaboutOsborne’sregiment:andwouldhaveproposedpiquettohimthatveryevening,butMissCrawleyabsolutelyforbadeanygamblinginherhouse;sothattheyoungLieutenant’spursewasnotlightenedbyhisgallantpatron,forthatdayatleast.However,theymadeanengagementforthenext,somewhere:tolookatahorsethatCrawleyhadtosell,andtotryhiminthePark;andtodinetogether,andtopasstheeveningwithsomejollyfellows."Thatis,ifyou’renotondutytothatprettyMissSedley,"Crawleysaid,withaknowingwink.

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