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In Which Becky Is Recognized by the Family

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           "Oh,Rebecca,howcanyou"wasallthatBriggscouldsayassheturneduphereyes.

           "Oh,Rebecca,howcanyou"echoedmyLord."Sothatoldscoundrel’sdead,ishe?HemighthavebeenaPeerifhehadplayedhiscardsbetter.Mr.Pitthadverynearlymadehim;butherattedalwaysatthewrongtime.WhatanoldSilenusitwas!"

           "ImighthavebeenSilenus’swidow,"saidRebecca."Don’tyouremember,MissBriggs,howyoupeepedinatthedoorandsawoldSirPittonhiskneestome?"MissBriggs,ouroldfriend,blushedverymuchatthisreminiscence,andwasgladwhenLordSteyneorderedhertogodownstairsandmakehimacupoftea.

           Briggswasthehouse-dogwhomRebeccahadprovidedasguardianofherinnocenceandreputation.MissCrawleyhadleftheralittleannuity.ShewouldhavebeencontenttoremainintheCrawleyfamilywithLadyJane,whowasgoodtoherandtoeverybody;butLadySouthdowndismissedpoorBriggsasquicklyasdecencypermitted;andMr.Pitt(whothoughthimselfmuchinjuredbytheuncalled-forgenerosityofhisdeceasedrelativetowardsaladywhohadonlybeenMissCrawley’sfaithfulretainerascoreofyears)madenoobjectiontothatexerciseofthedowager’sauthority.BowlsandFirkinlikewisereceivedtheirlegaciesandtheirdismissals,andmarriedandsetupalodging-house,accordingtothecustomoftheirkind.

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