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In Which All the Principal Personages Think Fit to Leave Brighton

           AssoonaseverButewasrestored,shepromisedtoreturntoherdearestfriend,anddeparted,leavingthestrongestinjunctionswiththehouseholdregardingtheirbehaviourtotheirmistress;andassoonasshegotintotheSouthamptoncoach,therewassuchajubileeandsenseofreliefinallMissCrawley’shouse,asthecompanyofpersonsassembledtherehadnotexperiencedformanyaweekbefore.ThatverydayMissCrawleyleftoffherafternoondoseofmedicine:thatafternoonBowlsopenedanindependentbottleofsherryforhimselfandMrs.Firkin:thatnightMissCrawleyandMissBriggsindulgedinagameofpiquetinsteadofoneofPorteus’ssermons.Itwasasintheoldnursery-story,whenthestickforgottobeatthedog,andthewholecourseofeventsunderwentapeacefulandhappyrevolution.

           Ataveryearlyhourinthemorning,twiceorthriceaweek,MissBriggsusedtobetakeherselftoabathing-machine,anddisportinthewaterinaflannelgownandanoilskincap.Rebecca,aswehaveseen,wasawareofthiscircumstance,andthoughshedidnotattempttostormBriggsasshehadthreatened,andactuallydiveintothatlady’spresenceandsurpriseherunderthesacrednessoftheawning,Mrs.RawdondeterminedtoattackBriggsasshecameawayfromherbath,refreshedandinvigoratedbyherdip,andlikelytobeingoodhumour.

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