Ярмарка тщеславия

Between London and Chatham

           

           Inhonouroftheyoungbride’sarrival,hermotherthoughtitnecessarytoprepareIdon’tknowwhatfestiveentertainment,andafterthefirstebullitionoftalk,tookleaveofMrs.GeorgeOsborneforawhile,anddiveddowntothelowerregionsofthehousetoasortofkitchen-parlour(occupiedbyMr.andMrs.Clapp,andintheevening,whenherdisheswerewashedandhercurl-papersremoved,byMissFlannigan,theIrishservant),theretotakemeasuresforthepreparingofamagnificentornamentedtea.Allpeoplehavetheirwaysofexpressingkindness,anditseemedtoMrs.Sedleythatamuffinandaquantityoforangemarmaladespreadoutinalittlecut-glasssaucerwouldbepeculiarlyagreeablerefreshmentstoAmeliainhermostinterestingsituation.

           Whilethesedelicacieswerebeingtransactedbelow,Amelia,leavingthedrawing-room,walkedupstairsandfoundherself,shescarceknewhow,inthelittleroomwhichshehadoccupiedbeforehermarriage,andinthatverychairinwhichshehadpassedsomanybitterhours.Shesankbackinitsarmsasifitwereanoldfriend;andfelltothinkingoverthepastweek,andthelifebeyondit.Alreadytobelookingsadlyandvaguelyback:alwaystobepiningforsomethingwhich,whenobtained,broughtdoubtandsadnessratherthanpleasure;herewasthelotofourpoorlittlecreatureandharmlesslostwandererinthegreatstrugglingcrowdsofVanityFair.

           Hereshesate,andrecalledtoherselffondlythatimageofGeorgetowhichshehadkneltbeforemarriage.

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