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A Cynical Chapter

           

           Thatwasanawfulandunfortunatevisit,nevertobethoughtofbythefamilywithouthorror.Pittbeggedhiswife,withaghastlycountenance,nevertospeakofit,anditwasonlythroughMrs.Buteherself,whostillkneweverythingwhichtookplaceattheHall,thatthecircumstancesofSirPitt’sreceptionofhissonanddaughter-in-lawwereeverknownatall.

           Astheydroveuptheavenueoftheparkintheirneatandwell-appointedcarriage,PittremarkedwithdismayandwrathgreatgapsamongthetreeshistreeswhichtheoldBaronetwasfellingentirelywithoutlicense.Theparkworeanaspectofutterdrearinessandruin.Thedriveswereillkept,andtheneatcarriagesplashedandflounderedinmuddypoolsalongtheroad.Thegreatsweepinfrontoftheterraceandentrancestairwasblackandcoveredwithmosses;theoncetrimflower-bedsrankandweedy.Shutterswereupalongalmostthewholelineofthehouse;thegreathall-doorwasunbarredaftermuchringingofthebell;anindividualinribbonswasseenflittinguptheblackoakstair,asHorrocksatlengthadmittedtheheirofQueen’sCrawleyandhisbrideintothehallsoftheirfathers.HeledthewayintoSirPitt’s"Library,"asitwascalled,thefumesoftobaccogrowingstrongerasPittandLadyJaneapproachedthatapartment,"SirPittain’tverywell,"Horrocksremarkedapologeticallyandhintedthathismasterwasafflictedwithlumbago.

           Thelibrarylookedoutonthefrontwalkandpark.

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