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Miss Crawley at Home

           

           Andregardingthisdelightfulsecret,notonesyllablemorewassaidbyeitheroftheyoungwomen.Butitwasdestinedtocomeoutbeforelong.

           Someshortperiodaftertheaboveevents,andMissRebeccaSharpstillremainingatherpatroness’shouseinParkLane,onemorehatchmentmighthavebeenseeninGreatGauntStreet,figuringamongstthemanywhichusuallyornamentthatdismalquarter.ItwasoverSirPittCrawley’shouse;butitdidnotindicatetheworthybaronet’sdemise.Itwasafemininehatchment,andindeedafewyearsbackhadservedasafuneralcomplimenttoSirPitt’soldmother,thelatedowagerLadyCrawley.Itsperiodofserviceover,thehatchmenthadcomedownfromthefrontofthehouse,andlivedinretirementsomewhereinthebackpremisesofSirPitt’smansion.ItreappearednowforpoorRoseDawson.SirPittwasawidoweragain.Thearmsquarteredontheshieldalongwithhisownwerenot,tobesure,poorRose’s.Shehadnoarms.ButthecherubspaintedonthescutcheonansweredaswellforherasforSirPitt’smother,andResurgamwaswrittenunderthecoat,flankedbytheCrawleyDoveandSerpent.ArmsandHatchments,Resurgam.Hereisanopportunityformoralising!

           Mr.Crawleyhadtendedthatotherwisefriendlessbedside.Shewentoutoftheworldstrengthenedbysuchwordsandcomfortashecouldgiveher.Formanyyearshiswastheonlykindnesssheeverknew;theonlyfriendshipthatsolacedinanywaythatfeeble,lonelysoul.

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