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           Don’tyouknowhowcarelessheisofit,andcouldIdaretoconfideittohim?"Andsoshewentonwithaperfectlyconnectedstory,whichshepouredintotheearsofherperplexedkinsman.

           Itwastothefollowingeffect.Beckyowned,andwithprefectfrankness,butdeepcontrition,thathavingremarkedLordSteyne’spartialityforher(atthementionofwhichPittblushed),andbeingsecureofherownvirtue,shehaddeterminedtoturnthegreatpeer’sattachmenttotheadvantageofherselfandherfamily."Ilookedforapeerageforyou,Pitt,"shesaid(thebrother-in-lawagainturnedred)."Wehavetalkedaboutit.YourgeniusandLordSteyne’sinterestmadeitmorethanprobable,hadnotthisdreadfulcalamitycometoputanendtoallourhopes.But,first,IownthatitwasmyobjecttorescuemydearhusbandhimwhomIloveinspiteofallhisillusageandsuspicionsofmetoremovehimfromthepovertyandruinwhichwasimpendingoverus.IsawLordSteyne’spartialityforme,"shesaid,castingdownhereyes."IownthatIdideverythinginmypowertomakemyselfpleasingtohim,andasfarasanhonestwomanmay,tosecurehishisesteem.ItwasonlyonFridaymorningthatthenewsarrivedofthedeathoftheGovernorofCoventryIsland,andmyLordinstantlysecuredtheappointmentformydearhusband.Itwasintendedasasurpriseforhimhewastoseeitinthepapersto-day.

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