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In Which Lord Steyne Shows Himself in a Most Amiable Light

           Molly,thehousemaid,blubberedinthepassagewhenhewentawayMollykindandfaithfulinspiteofalongarrearofunpaidwages.Mrs.Beckycouldnotletherhusbandhavethecarriagetotaketheboytoschool.TakethehorsesintotheCity!suchathingwasneverheardof.Letacabbebrought.Shedidnotoffertokisshimwhenhewent,nordidthechildproposetoembraceher;butgaveakisstooldBriggs(whom,ingeneral,hewasveryshyofcaressing),andconsoledherbypointingoutthathewastocomehomeonSaturdays,whenshewouldhavethebenefitofseeinghim.AsthecabrolledtowardstheCity,Becky’scarriagerattledofftothepark.ShewaschatteringandlaughingwithascoreofyoungdandiesbytheSerpentineasthefatherandsonenteredattheoldgatesoftheschoolwhereRawdonleftthechildandcameawaywithasadderpurerfeelinginhisheartthanperhapsthatpoorbatteredfellowhadeverknownsincehehimselfcameoutofthenursery.

           Hewalkedallthewayhomeverydismally,anddinedalonewithBriggs.Hewasverykindtoherandgratefulforherloveandwatchfulnessovertheboy.HisconsciencesmotehimthathehadborrowedBriggs’smoneyandaidedindeceivingher.

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