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In Which Miss Crawley’s Relations Are Very Anxious About Her

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           "WillmydearMissCrawleynotcastaneyeofcompassionupontheheroicsoldier,whosenameisinscribedintheannalsofhiscountry’sglory?"saidMissBriggs,whowasgreatlyexcitedbytheWaterlooproceedings,andlovedspeakingromanticallywhentherewasanoccasion."HasnottheCaptain—ortheColonelasImaynowstylehim—donedeedswhichmakethenameofCrawleyillustrious?"

           "Briggs,youareafool,"saidMissCrawley:"ColonelCrawleyhasdraggedthenameofCrawleythroughthemud,MissBriggs.Marryadrawing-master’sdaughter,indeed!—marryadamedecompagnie—forshewasnobetter,Briggs;no,shewasjustwhatyouare—onlyyounger,andagreatdealprettierandcleverer.Wereyouanaccompliceofthatabandonedwretch,Iwonder,ofwhosevileartshebecameavictim,andofwhomyouusedtobesuchanadmirer?Yes,Idaresayyouwereanaccomplice.Butyouwillfindyourselfdisappointedinmywill,Icantellyou:andyouwillhavethegoodnesstowritetoMr.Waxy,andsaythatIdesiretoseehimimmediately."MissCrawleywasnowinthehabitofwritingtoMr.Waxyhersolicitoralmosteverydayintheweek,forherarrangementsrespectingherpropertywereallrevoked,andherperplexitywasgreatastothefuturedispositionofhermoney.

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