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

           Shewasaverygoodwoman:goodtothepoor;stupid,blameless,unsuspicious.Itisnotherladyship’sfaultthatshefanciesherselfbetterthanyouandme.Theskirtsofherancestors’garmentshavebeenkissedforcenturies;itisathousandyears,theysay,sincethetartansoftheheadofthefamilywereembracedbythedefunctDuncan’slordsandcouncillors,whenthegreatancestoroftheHousebecameKingofScotland.

           LadySteyne,afterthemusicscene,succumbedbeforeBecky,andperhapswasnotdisinclinedtoher.TheyoungerladiesofthehouseofGauntwerealsocompelledintosubmission.Onceortwicetheysetpeopleather,buttheyfailed.ThebrilliantLadyStunningtontriedapassageofarmswithher,butwasroutedwithgreatslaughterbytheintrepidlittleBecky.Whenattackedsometimes,Beckyhadaknackofadoptingademureingenueair,underwhichshewasmostdangerous.Shesaidthewickedestthingswiththemostsimpleunaffectedairwheninthismood,andwouldtakecareartlesslytoapologizeforherblunders,sothatalltheworldshouldknowthatshehadmadethem.

           Mr.Wagg,thecelebratedwit,andaledcaptainandtrencher-manofmyLordSteyne,wascausedbytheladiestochargeher;andtheworthyfellow,leeringathispatronessesandgivingthemawink,asmuchastosay,"Nowlookoutforsport,"oneeveningbegananassaultuponBecky,whowasunsuspiciouslyeatingherdinner.

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