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Miss Crawley at Nurse

           Sharp;howdissoluteandpoorhewas;howgood-naturedandamusing;howhewasalwayshuntedbybailiffsandduns;how,tothelandlady’shorror,thoughshenevercouldabidethewoman,hedidnotmarryhiswifetillashorttimebeforeherdeath;andwhataqueerlittlewildvixenhisdaughterwas;howshekeptthemalllaughingwithherfunandmimicry;howsheusedtofetchtheginfromthepublic-house,andwasknowninallthestudiosinthequarterinbrief,Mrs.Butegotsuchafullaccountofhernewniece’sparentage,education,andbehaviouraswouldscarcelyhavepleasedRebecca,hadthelatterknownthatsuchinquirieswerebeingmadeconcerningher.

           OfalltheseindustriousresearchesMissCrawleyhadthefullbenefit.Mrs.RawdonCrawleywasthedaughterofanopera-girl.Shehaddancedherself.Shehadbeenamodeltothepainters.Shewasbroughtupasbecamehermother’sdaughter.Shedrankginwithherfather,&c.&c.Itwasalostwomanwhowasmarriedtoalostman;andthemoraltobeinferredfromMrs.Bute’stalewas,thattheknaveryofthepairwasirremediable,andthatnoproperlyconductedpersonshouldevernoticethemagain.

           ThesewerethematerialswhichprudentMrs.ButegatheredtogetherinParkLane,theprovisionsandammunitionasitwerewithwhichshefortifiedthehouseagainstthesiegewhichsheknewthatRawdonandhiswifewouldlaytoMissCrawley.

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