Ярмарок марнославства

A Vagabond Chapter

           Ah,bonDieu,whatapleasantcompanionhewas,whatabrilliantwit,whatarichfundoftalk,whatagrandmanner!andshehadexchangedthisforMajorLoder,reekingofcigarsandbrandy-and-water,andCaptainRookwithhishorsejockeyjokesandprize-ringslang,andtheirlike."Iwonderwhetherhewillknowme,"shethought.LordSteynewastalkingandlaughingwithagreatandillustriousladyathisside,whenhelookedupandsawBecky.

           Shewasalloverinaflutterastheireyesmet,andsheputontheverybestsmileshecouldmuster,anddroppedhimalittle,timid,imploringcurtsey.Hestaredaghastatherforaminute,asMacbethmightonbeholdingBanquo’ssuddenappearanceathisball-supper,andremainedlookingatherwithopenmouth,whenthathorridMajorLoderpulledheraway.

           "Comeawayintothesupper-room,Mrs.R.,"wasthatgentleman’sremark:"seeingthesenobsgrubbingawayhasmademepeckishtoo.Let’sgoandtrytheoldgovernor’schampagne."BeckythoughttheMajorhadhadagreatdealtoomuchalready.

           ThedayaftershewenttowalkonthePincianHilltheHydeParkoftheRomanidlerspossiblyinhopestohaveanothersightofLordSteyne.Butshemetanotheracquaintancethere:itwasMr.Fiche,hislordship’sconfidentialman,whocameupnoddingtoherratherfamiliarlyandputtingafingertohishat."IknewthatMadamewashere,"hesaid;"Ifollowedherfromherhotel.IhavesomeadvicetogiveMadame.

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