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Rebecca Is in Presence of the Enemy

           Hewasasvainasagirl;andperhapshisextremeshynesswasoneoftheresultsofhisextremevanity.IfMissRebeccacangetthebetterofhim,andatherfirstentranceintolife,sheisayoungpersonofnoordinarycleverness.

           Thefirstmoveshowedconsiderableskill.WhenshecalledSedleyaveryhandsomeman,sheknewthatAmeliawouldtellhermother,whowouldprobablytellJoseph,orwho,atanyrate,wouldbepleasedbythecomplimentpaidtoherson.Allmothersare.IfyouhadtoldSycoraxthathersonCalibanwasashandsomeasApollo,shewouldhavebeenpleased,witchasshewas.Perhaps,too,JosephSedleywouldoverhearthecomplimentRebeccaspokeloudenoughandhedidhear,and(thinkinginhisheartthathewasaveryfineman)thepraisethrilledthrougheveryfibreofhisbigbody,andmadeittinglewithpleasure.Then,however,camearecoil."Isthegirlmakingfunofme?"hethought,andstraightwayhebouncedtowardsthebell,andwasforretreating,aswehaveseen,whenhisfather’sjokesandhismother’sentreatiescausedhimtopauseandstaywherehewas.Heconductedtheyoungladydowntodinnerinadubiousandagitatedframeofmind."DoesshereallythinkIamhandsome?"thoughthe,"orissheonlymakinggameofme?"WehavetalkedofJosephSedleybeingasvainasagirl.Heavenhelpus!thegirlshaveonlytoturnthetables,andsayofoneoftheirownsex,"Sheisasvainasaman,"andtheywillhaveperfectreason.

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