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           HewasasmuchWilliam’sfriendaseverybodyelsewhoknewhimwell.

           Bytheway,Mrs.Becky,nottobebehindhandinsentiment,hadgotaminiaturetoohangingupinherroom,tothesurpriseandamusementofmostpeople,andthedelightoftheoriginal,whowasnootherthanourfriendJos.OnherfirstcomingtofavourtheSedleyswithavisit,thelittlewoman,whohadarrivedwitharemarkablysmallshabbykit,wasperhapsashamedofthemeannessofhertrunksandbandboxes,andoftenspokewithgreatrespectaboutherbaggageleftbehindatLeipzig,whichshemusthavefromthatcity.Whenatravellertalkstoyouperpetuallyaboutthesplendourofhisluggage,whichhedoesnothappentohavewithhim,myson,bewareofthattraveller!Heis,tentoone,animpostor.

           NeitherJosnorEmmyknewthisimportantmaxim.ItseemedtothemofnoconsequencewhetherBeckyhadaquantityofveryfineclothesininvisibletrunks;butasherpresentsupplywasexceedinglyshabby,Emmysuppliedheroutofherownstores,ortookhertothebestmillinerinthetownandtherefittedherout.Itwasnomoretorncollarsnow,Ipromiseyou,andfadedsilkstrailingoffattheshoulder.Beckychangedherhabitswithhersituationinlifetherouge-potwassuspendedanotherexcitementtowhichshehadaccustomedherselfwasalsoputaside,oratleastonlyindulgedinprivacy,aswhenshewasprevailedonbyJosofasummerevening,Emmyandtheboybeingabsentontheirwalks,totakealittlespirit-and-water.

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