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In Which Becky Revisits the Halls of Her Ancestors

           TheBaronetpromisedtotakechargeoftheladatschool,andhiskind-heartedwifegaveRebeccaabank-note,begginghertobuyapresentwithitforherlittlenephew.

           Onedayfollowedanother,andtheladiesofthehousepassedtheirlifeinthosecalmpursuitsandamusementswhichsatisfycountryladies.Bellsrangtomealsandtoprayers.Theyoungladiestookexerciseonthepianoforteeverymorningafterbreakfast,Rebeccagivingthemthebenefitofherinstruction.Thentheyputonthickshoesandwalkedintheparkorshrubberies,orbeyondthepalingsintothevillage,descendinguponthecottages,withLadySouthdown’smedicineandtractsforthesickpeoplethere.LadySouthdowndroveoutinapony-chaise,whenRebeccawouldtakeherplacebytheDowager’ssideandlistentohersolemntalkwiththeutmostinterest.ShesangHandelandHaydntothefamilyofevenings,andengagedinalargepieceofworstedwork,asifshehadbeenborntothebusinessandasifthiskindoflifewastocontinuewithheruntilsheshouldsinktothegraveinapoliteoldage,leavingregretsandagreatquantityofconsolsbehindherasiftherewerenotcaresandduns,schemes,shifts,andpovertywaitingoutsidetheparkgates,topounceuponherwhensheissuedintotheworldagain.

           "Itisn’tdifficulttobeacountrygentleman’swife,"Rebeccathought."IthinkIcouldbeagoodwomanifIhadfivethousandayear.Icoulddawdleaboutinthenurseryandcounttheapricotsonthewall.

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