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

           ButeCrawleyhadcausedtheoldladytorevoltagainsttheexorbitantpretensionsofthatpartofthefamily;andthoughhehimselfhadheldoffallhislifefromcultivatingMissCrawley’sfriendship,withperhapsanimproperpride,hethoughtnowthateverybecomingmeansshouldbetaken,bothtosavehersoulfromperdition,andtosecureherfortunetohimselfastheheadofthehouseofCrawley.

           Thestrong-mindedLadySouthdownquiteagreedinbothproposalsofherson-in-law,andwasforconvertingMissCrawleyoff-hand.Atherownhome,bothatSouthdownandatTrottermoreCastle,thistallandawfulmissionaryofthetruthrodeaboutthecountryinherbarouchewithoutriders,launchedpacketsoftractsamongthecottagersandtenants,andwouldorderGafferJonestobeconverted,asshewouldorderGoodyHickstotakeaJames’spowder,withoutappeal,resistance,orbenefitofclergy.MyLordSouthdown,herlatehusband,anepilepticandsimple-mindednobleman,wasinthehabitofapprovingofeverythingwhichhisMatildadidandthought.Sothatwhateverchangesherownbeliefmightundergo(anditaccommodateditselftoaprodigiousvarietyofopinion,takenfromallsortsofdoctorsamongtheDissenters)shehadnottheleastscrupleinorderingallhertenantsandinferiorstofollowandbelieveafterher.

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