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A Cynical Chapter

           "Andheshuffledacrosstheroomtoacupboard,fromwhichhetookalittleoldcasecontainingjewelsofsomevalue."Takethat,"saidhe,"mydear;itbelongedtomymother,andafterwardstothefirstLadyBinkie.Prettypearlsnevergave’emtheironmonger’sdaughter.No,no.Take’emandput’emupquick,"saidhe,thrustingthecaseintohisdaughter’shand,andclappingthedoorofthecabinetto,asHorrocksenteredwithasalverandrefreshments.

           "WhathaveyouabeenandgivenPitt’swife?"saidtheindividualinribbons,whenPittandLadyJanehadtakenleaveoftheoldgentleman.ItwasMissHorrocks,thebutler’sdaughterthecauseofthescandalthroughoutthecountytheladywhoreignednowalmostsupremeatQueen’sCrawley.

           TheriseandprogressofthoseRibbonshadbeenmarkedwithdismaybythecountyandfamily.TheRibbonsopenedanaccountattheMudburyBranchSavingsBank;theRibbonsdrovetochurch,monopolisingthepony-chaise,whichwasfortheuseoftheservantsattheHall.Thedomesticsweredismissedatherpleasure.TheScotchgardener,whostilllingeredonthepremises,takingaprideinhiswallsandhot-houses,andindeedmakingaprettygoodlivelihoodbythegarden,whichhefarmed,andofwhichhesoldtheproduceatSouthampton,foundtheRibbonseatingpeachesonasunshinymorningatthesouth-wall,andhadhisearsboxedwhenheremonstratedaboutthisattackonhisproperty.

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