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           Shewentswiftlydownthestreets(shehadnomoneytopayforacarriage),andneverstoppeduntilshecametoSirPittCrawley’sdoor,inGreatGauntStreet.WherewasLadyJaneCrawley?Shewasatchurch.Beckywasnotsorry.SirPittwasinhisstudy,andhadgivenordersnottobedisturbedshemustseehimsheslippedbythesentinelinliveryatonce,andwasinSirPitt’sroombeforetheastonishedBaronethadevenlaiddownthepaper.

           Heturnedredandstartedbackfromherwithalookofgreatalarmandhorror.

           "Donotlookso,"shesaid."Iamnotguilty,Pitt,dearPitt;youweremyfriendonce.BeforeGod,Iamnotguilty.Iseemso.Everythingisagainstme.Andoh!atsuchamoment!justwhenallmyhopeswereabouttoberealized:justwhenhappinesswasinstoreforus."

           "Isthistrue,whatIseeinthepaperthen?"SirPittsaidaparagraphinwhichhadgreatlysurprisedhim.

           "Itistrue.LordSteynetoldmeonFridaynight,thenightofthatfatalball.Hehasbeenpromisedanappointmentanytimethesesixmonths.Mr.Martyr,theColonialSecretary,toldhimyesterdaythatitwasmadeout.Thatunluckyarrestensued;thathorriblemeeting.IwasonlyguiltyoftoomuchdevotednesstoRawdon’sservice.IhavereceivedLordSteynealoneahundredtimesbefore.IconfessIhadmoneyofwhichRawdonknewnothing.

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