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A Rescue and a Catastrophe

           

           Threehours,hecalculated,wouldbetheutmosttimerequired,beforeBeckyshouldarriveandopenhisprisondoors,andhepassedtheseprettycheerfullyinsmoking,inreadingthepaper,andinthecoffee-roomwithanacquaintance,CaptainWalker,whohappenedtobethere,andwithwhomhecutforsixpencesforsomehours,withprettyequalluckoneitherside.

           ButthedaypassedawayandnomessengerreturnednoBecky.Mr.Moss’stably-dy-hotywasservedattheappointedhourofhalf-pastfive,whensuchofthegentlemenlodginginthehouseascouldaffordtopayforthebanquetcameandpartookofitinthesplendidfrontparlourbeforedescribed,andwithwhichMr.Crawley’stemporarylodgingcommunicated,whenMissM.(MissHem,asherpapacalledher)appearedwithoutthecurl-papersofthemorning,andMrs.Hemdidthehonoursofaprimeboiledlegofmuttonandturnips,ofwhichtheColonelatewithaveryfaintappetite.Askedwhetherhewould"stand"abottleofchampagneforthecompany,heconsented,andtheladiesdranktohis‘ealth,andMr.Moss,inthemostpolitemanner,"lookedtowardshim."

           Inthemidstofthisrepast,however,thedoorbellwasheardyoungMossoftheruddyhairroseupwiththekeysandansweredthesummons,andcomingback,toldtheColonelthatthemessengerhadreturnedwithabag,adeskandaletter,whichhegavehim."Noceramony,Colonel,Ibeg,"saidMrs.Mosswithawaveofherhand,andheopenedtheletterrathertremulously.

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