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Amantium Irae

           TheexpressionofDobbin’sface,asshespokeinthisimperiousmanner,wasnotpleasant.

           "Icametosayandasyoustay,Mrs.Crawley,ImustsayitinyourpresencethatIthinkyouyououghtnottoformamemberofthefamilyofmyfriends.Aladywhoisseparatedfromherhusband,whotravelsnotunderherownname,whofrequentspublicgaming-tables—"

           "ItwastotheballIwent,"criedoutBecky.

           "—isnotafitcompanionforMrs.Osborneandherson,"Dobbinwenton:"andImayaddthattherearepeopleherewhoknowyou,andwhoprofesstoknowthatregardingyourconductaboutwhichIdon’tevenwishtospeakbeforebeforeMrs.Osborne."

           "Yoursisaverymodestandconvenientsortofcalumny,MajorDobbin,"Rebeccasaid."Youleavemeundertheweightofanaccusationwhich,afterall,isunsaid.Whatisit?Isitunfaithfulnesstomyhusband?IscornitanddefyanybodytoproveitIdefyyou,Isay.Myhonourisasuntouchedasthatofthebitterestenemywhoevermalignedme.Isitofbeingpoor,forsaken,wretched,thatyouaccuseme?Yes,Iamguiltyofthosefaults,andpunishedforthemeveryday.Letmego,Emmy.ItisonlytosupposethatIhavenotmetyou,andIamnoworseto-daythanIwasyesterday.Itisonlytosupposethatthenightisoverandthepoorwandererisonherway.

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