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How to Live Well on Nothing a Year

           Itisafactthateventhepoorgardener’swife,whohadnursedmadame’schild,wasneverpaidafterthefirstsixmonthsforthatsupplyofthemilkofhumankindnesswithwhichshehadfurnishedthelustyandhealthylittleRawdon.No,noteventhenursewaspaidtheCrawleyswereintoogreatahurrytoremembertheirtriflingdebttoher.Asforthelandlordofthehotel,hiscursesagainsttheEnglishnationwereviolentfortherestofhisnaturallife.HeaskedalltravellerswhethertheyknewacertainColonelLorCrawleyavecsafemmeunepetitedame,tresspirituelle."Ah,Monsieur!"hewouldadd—"ilsm’ontaffreusementvole."Itwasmelancholytohearhisaccentsashespokeofthatcatastrophe.

           Rebecca’sobjectinherjourneytoLondonwastoeffectakindofcompromisewithherhusband’snumerouscreditors,andbyofferingthemadividendofninepenceorashillinginthepound,tosecureareturnforhimintohisowncountry.

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