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In Which Lord Steyne Shows Himself in a Most Amiable Light

           PittCrawleydeclaredherbehaviourwasmonstrouslyindecorous,reprobatedinstrongtermsthehabitofplay-actingandfancydressingashighlyunbecomingaBritishfemale,andafterthecharadeswereover,tookhisbrotherRawdonseverelytotaskforappearinghimselfandallowinghiswifetojoininsuchimproperexhibitions.

           Rawdonsaidsheshouldnotjoininanymoresuchamusementsbutindeed,andperhapsfromhintsfromhiselderbrotherandsister,hehadalreadybecomeaverywatchfulandexemplarydomesticcharacter.Heleftoffhisclubsandbilliards.Heneverlefthome.HetookBeckyouttodrive;hewentlaboriouslywithhertoallherparties.WhenevermyLordSteynecalled,hewassuretofindtheColonel.AndwhenBeckyproposedtogooutwithoutherhusband,orreceivedinvitationsforherself,heperemptorilyorderedhertorefusethem:andtherewasthatinthegentleman’smannerwhichenforcedobedience.LittleBecky,todoherjustice,wascharmedwithRawdon’sgallantry.Ifhewassurly,sheneverwas.Whetherfriendswerepresentorabsent,shehadalwaysakindsmileforhimandwasattentivetohispleasureandcomfort.Itwastheearlydaysoftheirmarriageoveragain:thesamegoodhumour,prevenances,merriment,andartlessconfidenceandregard."Howmuchpleasanteritis,"shewouldsay,"tohaveyoubymysideinthecarriagethanthatfoolisholdBriggs!Letusalwaysgoonso,dearRawdon

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