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Miss Crawley at Home

           Osbornegavealookasmuchastosay,"Indeed,howveryobliging!"

           "Whatanhonourtohavehadyouforabrother-in-law,youarethinking?Tobesister-in-lawtoGeorgeOsborne,Esquire,sonofJohnOsborne,Esquire,sonofwhatwasyourgrandpapa,Mr.Osborne?Well,don’tbeangry.Youcan’thelpyourpedigree,andIquiteagreewithyouthatIwouldhavemarriedMr.JoeSedley;forcouldapoorpennilessgirldobetter?Nowyouknowthewholesecret.I’mfrankandopen;consideringallthings,itwasverykindofyoutoalludetothecircumstanceverykindandpolite.Ameliadear,Mr.OsborneandIweretalkingaboutyourpoorbrotherJoseph.Howishe?"

           ThuswasGeorgeutterlyrouted.NotthatRebeccawasintheright;butshehadmanagedmostsuccessfullytoputhiminthewrong.Andhenowshamefullyfled,feeling,ifhestayedanotherminute,thathewouldhavebeenmadetolookfoolishinthepresenceofAmelia.

           ThoughRebeccahadhadthebetterofhim,GeorgewasabovethemeannessoftalebearingorrevengeuponaladyonlyhecouldnothelpcleverlyconfidingtoCaptainCrawley,nextday,somenotionsofhisregardingMissRebeccathatshewasasharpone,adangerousone,adesperateflirt,&c.;inallofwhichopinionsCrawleyagreedlaughingly,andwitheveryoneofwhichMissRebeccawasmadeacquaintedbeforetwenty-fourhourswereover.TheyaddedtoheroriginalregardforMr.Osborne.

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