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Miss Crawley at Home

           Herheartwasdeadlongbeforeherbody.ShehadsoldittobecomeSirPittCrawley’swife.MothersanddaughtersaremakingthesamebargaineverydayinVanityFair.

           Whenthedemisetookplace,herhusbandwasinLondonattendingtosomeofhisinnumerableschemes,andbusywithhisendlesslawyers.Hehadfoundtime,nevertheless,tocallofteninParkLane,andtodespatchmanynotestoRebecca,entreatingher,enjoiningher,commandinghertoreturntoheryoungpupilsinthecountry,whowerenowutterlywithoutcompanionshipduringtheirmother’sillness.ButMissCrawleywouldnothearofherdeparture;forthoughtherewasnoladyoffashioninLondonwhowoulddesertherfriendsmorecomplacentlyassoonasshewastiredoftheirsociety,andthoughfewtiredofthemsooner,yetaslongasherengoumentlastedherattachmentwasprodigious,andsheclungstillwiththegreatestenergytoRebecca.

           ThenewsofLadyCrawley’sdeathprovokednomoregrieforcommentthanmighthavebeenexpectedinMissCrawley’sfamilycircle."IsupposeImustputoffmypartyforthe3rd,"MissCrawleysaid;andadded,afterapause,"Ihopemybrotherwillhavethedecencynottomarryagain.""WhataconfoundedragePittwillbeinifhedoes,"Rawdonremarked,withhisusualregardforhiselderbrother.Rebeccasaidnothing.Sheseemedbyfarthegravestandmostimpressedofthefamily.

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