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In Which Becky Revisits the Halls of Her Ancestors

           

           Itmay,perhaps,havestruckherthattohavebeenhonestandhumble,tohavedoneherduty,andtohavemarchedstraightforwardonherway,wouldhavebroughtherasnearhappinessasthatpathbywhichshewasstrivingtoattainit.ButjustasthechildrenatQueen’sCrawleywentroundtheroomwherethebodyoftheirfatherlayifeverBeckyhadthesethoughts,shewasaccustomedtowalkroundthemandnotlookin.Sheeludedthemanddespisedthemoratleastshewascommittedtotheotherpathfromwhichretreatwasnowimpossible.AndformypartIbelievethatremorseistheleastactiveofallaman’smoralsensestheveryeasiesttobedeadenedwhenwakened,andinsomeneverwakenedatall.Wegrieveatbeingfoundoutandattheideaofshameorpunishment,butthemeresenseofwrongmakesveryfewpeopleunhappyinVanityFair.

           SoRebecca,duringherstayatQueen’sCrawley,madeasmanyfriendsoftheMammonofUnrighteousnessasshecouldpossiblybringundercontrol.LadyJaneandherhusbandbadeherfarewellwiththewarmestdemonstrationsofgood-will.Theylookedforwardwithpleasuretothetimewhen,thefamilyhouseinGauntStreetbeingrepairedandbeautified,theyweretomeetagaininLondon.LadySouthdownmadeherupapacketofmedicineandsentaletterbyhertotheRev.LawrenceGrills,exhortingthatgentlemantosavethebrandwho"honoured"theletterfromtheburning

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