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           Hisdrawing-roomsweretheprettiest,little,modestsalonsconceivable:theyweredecoratedwiththegreatesttaste,andathousandknick-knacksfromParis,byRebecca:andwhenshesatatherpianotrillingsongswithalightsomeheart,thestrangervotedhimselfinalittleparadiseofdomesticcomfortandagreedthat,ifthehusbandwasratherstupid,thewifewascharming,andthedinnersthepleasantestintheworld.

           Rebecca’swit,cleverness,andflippancymadeherspeedilythevogueinLondonamongacertainclass.Yousawdemurechariotsatherdoor,outofwhichsteppedverygreatpeople.Youbeheldhercarriageinthepark,surroundedbydandiesofnote.Thelittleboxinthethirdtieroftheoperawascrowdedwithheadsconstantlychanging;butitmustbeconfessedthattheladiesheldalooffromher,andthattheirdoorswereshuttoourlittleadventurer.

           Withregardtotheworldoffemalefashionanditscustoms,thepresentwriterofcoursecanonlyspeakatsecondhand.Amancannomorepenetrateorunder-standthosemysteriesthanhecanknowwhattheladiestalkaboutwhentheygoupstairsafterdinner.

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