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In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader

           RawdonCrawley’sverynarrowmeans)—toprocure,wesay,theprettiestnewdressesandornaments;todrivetofinedinnerparties,whereshewaswelcomedbygreatpeople;andfromthefinedinnerpartiestofineassemblies,whitherthesamepeoplecamewithwhomshehadbeendining,whomshehadmetthenightbefore,andwouldseeonthemorrowtheyoungmenfaultlesslyappointed,handsomelycravatted,withtheneatestglossybootsandwhiteglovestheeldersportly,brass-buttoned,noble-looking,polite,andprosytheyoungladiesblonde,timid,andinpinkthemothersgrand,beautiful,sumptuous,solemn,andindiamonds.TheytalkedinEnglish,notinbadFrench,astheydointhenovels.Theytalkedabouteachothers’houses,andcharacters,andfamiliesjustastheJonesesdoabouttheSmiths.Becky’sformeracquaintanceshatedandenviedher;thepoorwomanherselfwasyawninginspirit."IwishIwereoutofit,"shesaidtoherself."Iwouldratherbeaparson’swifeandteachaSundayschoolthanthis;orasergeant’sladyandrideintheregimentalwaggon;or,oh,howmuchgayeritwouldbetowearspanglesandtrousersanddancebeforeaboothatafair."

           "Youwoulddoitverywell,"saidLordSteyne,laughing.Sheusedtotellthegreatmanherennuisandperplexitiesinherartlesswaytheyamusedhim.

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