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           Butwhilesimplefolkswhoareoutoftheworld,orcountrypeoplewithatasteforthegenteel,beholdtheseladiesintheirseeminggloryinpublicplaces,orenvythemfromafaroff,personswhoarebetterinstructedcouldinformthemthattheseenviedladieshavenomorechanceofestablishingthemselvesin"society,"thanthebenightedsquire’swifeinSomersetshirewhoreadsoftheirdoingsintheMorningPost.MenlivingaboutLondonareawareoftheseawfultruths.Youhearhowpitilesslymanyladiesofseemingrankandwealthareexcludedfromthis"society."Thefranticeffortswhichtheymaketoenterthiscircle,themeannessestowhichtheysubmit,theinsultswhichtheyundergo,aremattersofwondertothosewhotakehumanorwomankindforastudy;andthepursuitoffashionunderdifficultieswouldbeafinethemeforanyverygreatpersonwhohadthewit,theleisure,andtheknowledgeoftheEnglishlanguagenecessaryforthecompilingofsuchahistory.

           NowthefewfemaleacquaintanceswhomMrs.CrawleyhadknownabroadnotonlydeclinedtovisitherwhenshecametothissideoftheChannel,butcutherseverelywhentheymetinpublicplaces.Itwascurioustoseehowthegreatladiesforgother,andnodoubtnotaltogetherapleasantstudytoRebecca.WhenLadyBareacresmetherinthewaiting-roomattheopera,shegatheredherdaughtersaboutherasiftheywouldbecontaminatedbyatouchofBecky,andretreatingasteportwo,placedherselfinfrontofthem,andstaredatherlittleenemy.

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