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In Which Lord Steyne Shows Himself in a Most Amiable Light

           Nobodywouldeverhavesupposedfromhisfaceanddemeanourthatheknewanythingaboutthismoneybusiness;andyetheputheruptoit,andhasspentthemoney,nodoubt.Inthisopinionmylord,weknow,wasmistaken,butitinfluencedagooddealhisbehaviourtowardsColonelCrawley,whomhebegantotreatwithevenlessthanthatsemblanceofrespectwhichhehadformerlyshowntowardsthatgentleman.ItneverenteredintotheheadofMrs.Crawley’spatronthatthelittleladymightbemakingapurseforherself;and,perhaps,ifthetruthmustbetold,hejudgedofColonelCrawleybyhisexperienceofotherhusbands,whomhehadknowninthecourseofthelongandwell-spentlifewhichhadmadehimacquaintedwithagreatdealoftheweaknessofmankind.Mylordhadboughtsomanymenduringhislifethathewassurelytobepardonedforsupposingthathehadfoundthepriceofthisone.

           HetaxedBeckyuponthepointontheveryfirstoccasionwhenhemetheralone,andhecomplimentedher,good-humouredly,onherclevernessingettingmorethanthemoneywhichsherequired.Beckywasonlyalittletakenaback.Itwasnotthehabitofthisdearcreaturetotellfalsehoods,exceptwhennecessitycompelled,butinthesegreatemergenciesitwasherpracticetolieveryfreely;andinaninstantshewasreadywithanotherneatplausiblecircumstantialstorywhichsheadministeredtoherpatron.Thepreviousstatementwhichshehadmadetohimwasafalsehoodawickedfalsehoodsheownedit.

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