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Arcadian Simplicity

           Hegaveuphunting;hedeclinedentertainmentsatFuddleston:hewouldnotdinewiththemessofthedepotatMudbury:hisgreatpleasurewastostrollovertoCrawleyparsonage—whitherMissCrawleycametoo;andastheirmammawasill,whynotthechildrenwithMissSharp?Sothechildren(littledears!)camewithMissSharp;andofaneveningsomeofthepartywouldwalkbacktogether.NotMissCrawley—shepreferredhercarriage—butthewalkovertheRectoryfields,andinatthelittleparkwicket,andthroughthedarkplantation,andupthecheckeredavenuetoQueen’sCrawley,wascharminginthemoonlighttotwosuchloversofthepicturesqueastheCaptainandMissRebecca.

           "Othosestars,thosestars!"MissRebeccawouldsay,turninghertwinklinggreeneyesuptowardsthem."IfeelmyselfalmostaspiritwhenIgazeuponthem."

           "O—ah—Gad—yes,sodoIexactly,MissSharp,"theotherenthusiastreplied."Youdon’tmindmycigar,doyou,MissSharp?"MissSharplovedthesmellofacigaroutofdoorsbeyondeverythingintheworld—andshejusttastedonetoo,intheprettiestwaypossible,andgavealittlepuff,andalittlescream,andalittlegiggle,andrestoredthedelicacytotheCaptain,whotwirledhismoustache,andstraightwaypuffeditintoablazethatglowedquiteredinthedarkplantation,andswore—"Jove—aw—Gad—aw—it’sthefinestsegawIeversmokedintheworldaw,"forhisintellectandconversationwerealikebrilliantandbecomingtoaheavyyoungdragoon

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