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Lady Dedlock

           "Themessagewasfortheattendant.""Iwasafraidyoumightmeanme,myLady,"saidtheprettygirl."Ididmeanyou,child,"repliedhermistresscalmly."Putthatshawlonme."Sheslightlystoopedhershoulderstoreceiveit,andtheprettygirllightlydroppeditinitsplace.TheFrenchwomanstoodunnoticed,lookingonwithherlipsverytightlyset."Iamsorry,"saidLadyDedlocktoMr.Jarndyce,"thatwearenotlikelytorenewourformeracquaintance.Youwillallowmetosendthecarriagebackforyourtwowards.Itshallbeheredirectly."Butashewouldonnoaccountacceptthisoffer,shetookagracefulleaveofAdanoneofmeandputherhanduponhisprofferedarm,andgotintothecarriage,whichwasalittle,low,parkcarriagewithahood."Comein,child,"shesaidtotheprettygirl;"Ishallwantyou.Goon!"Thecarriagerolledaway,andtheFrenchwoman,withthewrappersshehadbroughthangingoverherarm,remainedstandingwhereshehadalighted.Isupposethereisnothingpridecansolittlebearwithasprideitself,andthatshewaspunishedforherimperiousmanner.HerretaliationwasthemostsingularIcouldhaveimagined.Sheremainedperfectlystilluntilthecarriagehadturnedintothedrive,andthen,withouttheleastdiscomposureofcountenance,slippedoffhershoes,leftthemontheground,andwalkeddeliberatelyinthesamedirectionthroughthewettestofthewetgrass."Isthatyoungwomanmad?"saidmyguardian."Oh,no,sir!"saidthekeeper,who,withhiswife,waslookingafterher."Hortenseisnotoneofthatsort.Shehasasgoodahead-pieceasthebest

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