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

           YoungFeltham,ofthe—thDragoons(andsonofthefirmofTilerandFeltham,hattersandarmyaccoutrementmakers),andwhomtheCrawleysintroducedintofashionablelife,wasalsocitedasoneofBecky’svictimsinthepecuniaryway.Peopledeclaredthatshegotmoneyfromvarioussimplydisposedpersons,underpretenceofgettingthemconfidentialappointmentsunderGovernment.Whoknowswhatstorieswereorwerenottoldofourdearandinnocentfriend?Certainitisthatifshehadhadallthemoneywhichshewassaidtohavebeggedorborrowedorstolen,shemighthavecapitalizedandbeenhonestforlife,whereas—butthisisadvancingmatters.

           Thetruthis,thatbyeconomyandgoodmanagement—byasparinguseofreadymoneyandbypayingscarcelyanybody—peoplecanmanage,foratimeatleast,tomakeagreatshowwithverylittlemeans:anditisourbeliefthatBecky’smuch-talked-ofparties,whichwerenot,afterallwassaid,verynumerous,costthisladyverylittlemorethanthewaxcandleswhichlightedthewalls.StillbrookandQueen’sCrawleysuppliedherwithgameandfruitinabundance.LordSteyne’scellarswereatherdisposal,andthatexcellentnobleman’sfamouscookspresidedoverherlittlekitchen,orsentbymylord’sordertherarestdelicaciesfromtheirown.Iprotestitisquiteshamefulintheworldtoabuseasimplecreature,aspeopleofhertimeabuseBecky,andIwarnthepublicagainstbelievingone-tenthofthestoriesagainsther.

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