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In Which Lord Steyne Shows Himself in a Most Amiable Light

           ,whosenameappearedinsomeofthemostfashionablepartiesintheMorningPost,perhapstheschoolauthoritiesweredisposednottolookunkindlyonthechild.Hehadplentyofpocket-money,whichhespentintreatinghiscomradesroyallytoraspberrytarts,andhewasoftenallowedtocomehomeonSaturdaystohisfather,whoalwaysmadeajubileeofthatday.Whenfree,Rawdonwouldtakehimtotheplay,orsendhimthitherwiththefootman;andonSundayshewenttochurchwithBriggsandLadyJaneandhiscousins.Rawdonmarvelledoverhisstoriesaboutschool,andfights,andfagging.Beforelong,heknewthenamesofallthemastersandtheprincipalboysaswellaslittleRawdonhimself.HeinvitedlittleRawdon’scronyfromschool,andmadeboththechildrensickwithpastry,andoysters,andporteraftertheplay.HetriedtolookknowingovertheLatingrammarwhenlittleRawdonshowedhimwhatpartofthatworkhewas"in.""Sticktoit,myboy,"hesaidtohimwithmuchgravity,"there’snothinglikeagoodclassicaleducation!Nothing!"

           Becky’scontemptforherhusbandgrewgreatereveryday."Dowhatyoulikedinewhereyoupleasegoandhaveginger-beerandsawdustatAstley’s,orpsalm-singingwithLadyJaneonlydon’texpectmetobusymyselfwiththeboy.Ihaveyourintereststoattendto,asyoucan’tattendtothemyourself.Ishouldliketoknowwhereyouwouldhavebeennow,andinwhatsortofapositioninsociety,ifIhadnotlookedafteryou.

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