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Gaunt House

           Eaves’sinformationbecorrect,itisverylikelythatthislady,inherhighstation,hadtosubmittomanyaprivateindignityandtohidemanysecretgriefsunderacalmface.Andletus,mybrethrenwhohavenotournamesintheRedBook,consoleourselvesbythinkingcomfortablyhowmiserableourbettersmaybe,andthatDamocles,whositsonsatincushionsandisservedongoldplate,hasanawfulswordhangingoverhisheadintheshapeofabailiff,oranhereditarydisease,orafamilysecret,whichpeepsouteverynowandthenfromtheembroideredarrasinaghastlymanner,andwillbesuretodroponedayortheotherintherightplace.

           Incomparing,too,thepoorman’ssituationwiththatofthegreat,thereis(alwaysaccordingtoMr.Eaves)anothersourceofcomfortfortheformer.Youwhohavelittleornopatrimonytobequeathortoinherit,maybeongoodtermswithyourfatheroryourson,whereastheheirofagreatprince,suchasmyLordSteyne,mustnaturallybeangryatbeingkeptoutofhiskingdom,andeyetheoccupantofitwithnoveryagreeableglances."Takeitasarule,"thissardonicoldLaveswouldsay,"thefathersandeldersonsofallgreatfamilieshateeachother.TheCrownPrinceisalwaysinoppositiontothecrownorhankeringafterit.

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