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Miss Crawley at Nurse

           Lookatafileofyoursister’s!howyouclungtoeachothertillyouquarrelledaboutthetwenty-poundlegacy!Getdowntheround-handscrawlsofyoursonwhohashalfbrokenyourheartwithselfishundutifulnesssince;oraparcelofyourown,breathingendlessardourandloveeternal,whichweresentbackbyyourmistresswhenshemarriedtheNabobyourmistressforwhomyounowcarenomorethanforQueenElizabeth.Vows,love,promises,confidences,gratitude,howqueerlytheyreadafterawhile!ThereoughttobealawinVanityFairorderingthedestructionofeverywrittendocument(exceptreceiptedtradesmen’sbills)afteracertainbriefandproperinterval.ThosequacksandmisanthropeswhoadvertiseindelibleJapaninkshouldbemadetoperishalongwiththeirwickeddiscoveries.ThebestinkforVanityFairusewouldbeonethatfadedutterlyinacoupleofdays,andleftthepapercleanandblank,sothatyoumightwriteonittosomebodyelse.

           FromMissPinkerton’stheindefatigableMrs.ButefollowedthetrackofSharpandhisdaughterbacktothelodgingsinGreekStreet,whichthedefunctpainterhadoccupied;andwhereportraitsofthelandladyinwhitesatin,andofthehusbandinbrassbuttons,donebySharpinlieuofaquarter’srent,stilldecoratedtheparlourwalls.Mrs.Stokeswasacommunicativeperson,andquicklytoldallsheknewaboutMr.

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