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Arcadian Simplicity

           Infact,Mrs.Firkinhadthatnaturaljealousywhichisoneofthemainprinciplesofeveryhonestwoman.

           AfterrebuffingSirHuddlestonFuddleston,MissCrawleyorderedthatRawdonCrawleyshouldleadherintodinnereveryday,andthatBeckyshouldfollowwithhercushionorelseshewouldhaveBecky’sarmandRawdonwiththepillow."Wemustsittogether,"shesaid."We’retheonlythreeChristiansinthecounty,mylove"—inwhichcase,itmustbeconfessed,thatreligionwasataverylowebbinthecountyofHants.

           Besidesbeingsuchafinereligionist,MissCrawleywas,aswehavesaid,anUltra-liberalinopinions,andalwaystookoccasiontoexpresstheseinthemostcandidmanner.

           "Whatisbirth,mydear!"shewouldsaytoRebecca—"LookatmybrotherPitt;lookattheHuddlestons,whohavebeenheresinceHenryII;lookatpoorButeattheparsonageisanyoneofthemequaltoyouinintelligenceorbreeding?EqualtoyoutheyarenotevenequaltopoordearBriggs,mycompanion,orBowls,mybutler.

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