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A Cynical Chapter

           Crawley?"

           "LadyJanecanplay,sir,atthegametowhichyoustatethatyouaresopartial,"Pittsaidhaughtily.

           Butshewawn’tstopforallthat.Naw,naw,goobacktoMudburyandgiveMrs.Rincerabenefit;ordrivedowntotheRectoryandaskButyforadinner.He’llbecharmedtoseeyou,youknow;he’ssomuchobligedtoyouforgettin’theoldwoman’smoney.Ha,ha!SomeofitwilldotopatchuptheHallwhenI’mgone."

           "Iperceive,sir,"saidPittwithaheightenedvoice,"thatyourpeoplewillcutdownthetimber."

           "Yees,yees,veryfineweather,andseasonableforthetimeofyear,"SirPittanswered,whohadsuddenlygrowndeaf."ButI’mgittin’old,Pitt,now.Lawblessyou,youain’tfarfromfiftyyourself.Buthewearswell,myprettyLadyJane,don’the?It’sallgodliness,sobriety,andamorallife.Lookatme,I’mnotveryfurfromfowr-scorehe,he";andhelaughed,andtooksnuff,andleeredatherandpinchedherhand.

           Pittoncemorebroughttheconversationbacktothetimber,buttheBaronetwasdeafagaininaninstant.

           "I’mgittin’veryold,andhavebeencruelbadthisyearwiththelumbago.Ishan’tbeherenowforlong;butI’mgladee’vecome,daughter-in-law.Ilikeyourface,LadyJane:it’sgotnoneofthedamnedhigh-bonedBinkielookinit;andI’llgiveeesomethingpretty,mydear,togotoCourtin.

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