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           Butifshedidnotindulgethecourierdid:thatrascalKirschcouldnotbekeptfromthebottle,norcouldhetellhowmuchhetookwhenheappliedtoit.HewassometimessurprisedhimselfatthewayinwhichMr.Sedley’sCognacdiminished.Well,well,thisisapainfulsubject.Beckydidnotverylikelyindulgesomuchassheusedbeforesheenteredadecorousfamily.

           Atlastthemuch-bragged-aboutboxesarrivedfromLeipzig;threeofthemnotbyanymeanslargeorsplendid;nordidBeckyappeartotakeoutanysortofdressesorornamentsfromtheboxeswhentheydidarrive.Butoutofone,whichcontainedamassofherpapers(itwasthatveryboxwhichRawdonCrawleyhadransackedinhisfurioushuntforBecky’sconcealedmoney),shetookapicturewithgreatglee,whichshepinnedupinherroom,andtowhichsheintroducedJos.Itwastheportraitofagentlemaninpencil,hisfacehavingtheadvantageofbeingpaintedupinpink.Hewasridingonanelephantawayfromsomecocoa-nuttreesandapagoda:itwasanEasternscene.

           "Godblessmysoul,itismyportrait,"Joscriedout.Itwasheindeed,bloominginyouthandbeauty,inanankeenjacketofthecutof1804.ItwastheoldpicturethatusedtohangupinRussellSquare.

           "Iboughtit,"saidBeckyinavoicetremblingwithemotion;"IwenttoseeifIcouldbeofanyusetomykindfriends.IhaveneverpartedwiththatpictureIneverwill."

           "Won’tyou?"Joscriedwithalookofunutterableraptureandsatisfaction.

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