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A Cynical Chapter

           Shetookthemabouttoballsandpublicplacesintheneighbourhood,withpraiseworthyenergy;nay,sheentertainedherfriendsinahospitablecomfortablemannerattheRectory,andmuchmorefrequentlythanbeforedearMissCrawley’slegacyhadfallenin.Fromheroutwardbearingnobodywouldhavesupposedthatthefamilyhadbeendisappointedintheirexpectations,orhaveguessedfromherfrequentappearanceinpublichowshepinchedandstarvedathome.Hergirlshadmoremilliners’furniturethantheyhadeverenjoyedbefore.TheyappearedperseveringlyattheWinchesterandSouthamptonassemblies;theypenetratedtoCowesfortherace-ballsandregatta-gaietiesthere;andtheircarriage,withthehorsestakenfromtheplough,wasatworkperpetually,untilitbeganalmosttobebelievedthatthefoursistershadhadfortunesleftthembytheiraunt,whosenamethefamilynevermentionedinpublicbutwiththemosttendergratitudeandregard.IknownosortoflyingwhichismorefrequentinVanityFairthanthis,anditmayberemarkedhowpeoplewhopractiseittakecredittothemselvesfortheirhypocrisy,andfancythattheyareexceedinglyvirtuousandpraiseworthy,becausetheyareabletodeceivetheworldwithregardtotheextentoftheirmeans.

           Mrs.ButecertainlythoughtherselfoneofthemostvirtuouswomeninEngland,andthesightofherhappyfamilywasanedifyingonetostrangers.

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