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           Itisonlybyinquiryandperseverancethatonesometimesgetshintsofthosesecrets;andbyasimilardiligenceeverypersonwhotreadsthePallMallpavementandfrequentstheclubsofthismetropolisknows,eitherthroughhisownexperienceorthroughsomeacquaintancewithwhomheplaysatbilliardsorsharesthejoint,somethingaboutthegenteelworldofLondon,andhow,astherearemen(suchasRawdonCrawley,whosepositionwementionedbefore)whocutagoodfiguretotheeyesoftheignorantworldandtotheapprenticesinthepark,whobeholdthemconsortingwiththemostnotoriousdandiesthere,sothereareladies,whomaybecalledmen’swomen,beingwelcomedentirelybyallthegentlemenandcutorslightedbyalltheirwives.Mrs.Firebraceisofthissort;theladywiththebeautifulfairringletswhomyouseeeverydayinHydePark,surroundedbythegreatestandmostfamousdandiesofthisempire.Mrs.Rockwoodisanother,whosepartiesareannouncedlaboriouslyinthefashionablenewspapersandwithwhomyouseethatallsortsofambassadorsandgreatnoblemendine;andmanymoremightbementionedhadtheytodowiththehistoryatpresentinhand.

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