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The Letter on the Pincushion

           AthisCOMMANDIopenmylips,andfollowhimtoourhumblehome,asIwouldTHROUGHTHEWORLD.O,myexcellentandkindfriend,intercedewithmyRawdon’sbelovedauntforhimandthepoorgirltowhomallHISNOBLERACEhaveshownsuchUNPARALLELEDAFFECTION.AskMissCrawleytoreceiveHERCHILDREN.Icansaynomore,butblessings,blessingsonallinthedearhouseIleave,prays

           YouraffectionateandGRATEFULRebeccaCrawley.Midnight.

           JustasBriggshadfinishedreadingthisaffectingandinterestingdocument,whichreinstatedherinherpositionasfirstconfidanteofMissCrawley,Mrs.Firkinenteredtheroom."Here’sMrs.ButeCrawleyjustarrivedbythemailfromHampshire,andwantssometea;willyoucomedownandmakebreakfast,Miss?"

           AndtothesurpriseofFirkin,claspingherdressing-gownaroundher,thewispofhairfloatingdishevelledbehindher,thelittlecurl-papersstillstickinginbunchesroundherforehead,BriggssaileddowntoMrs.Butewiththeletterinherhandcontainingthewonderfulnews.

           "Oh,Mrs.Firkin,"gaspedBetty,"sechabusiness.MissSharphaveagoneandrunawaywiththeCapting,andthey’reofftoGretneyGreen!"WewoulddevoteachaptertodescribetheemotionsofMrs.Firkin,didnotthepassionsofhermistressesoccupyourgenteelermuse.

           WhenMrs.

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