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           Indispositionhewassociable,andfarfrombeingproud;nay,heratherpreferredthesocietyofafarmerorahorse-dealertothatofagentleman,likemylord,hisson:hewasfondofdrink,ofswearing,ofjokingwiththefarmers’daughters:hewasneverknowntogiveawayashillingortodoagoodaction,butwasofapleasant,sly,laughingmood,andwouldcuthisjokeanddrinkhisglasswithatenantandsellhimupthenextday;orhavehislaughwiththepoacherhewastransportingwithequalgoodhumour.HispolitenessforthefairsexhasalreadybeenhintedatbyMissRebeccaSharpinaword,thewholebaronetage,peerage,commonageofEngland,didnotcontainamorecunning,mean,selfish,foolish,disreputableoldman.Thatblood-redhandofSirPittCrawley’swouldbeinanybody’spocketexcepthisown;anditiswithgriefandpain,that,asadmirersoftheBritisharistocracy,wefindourselvesobligedtoadmittheexistenceofsomanyillqualitiesinapersonwhosenameisinDebrett.

           OnegreatcausewhyMr.Crawleyhadsuchaholdovertheaffectionsofhisfather,resultedfrommoneyarrangements.TheBaronetowedhissonasumofmoneyoutofthejointureofhismother,whichhedidnotfinditconvenienttopay;indeedhehadanalmostinvinciblerepugnancetopayinganybody,andcouldonlybebroughtbyforcetodischargehisdebts.

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