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The Letter on the Pincushion

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           IfRawdonCrawleyhadbeenthenandtherepresent,insteadofbeingattheclubnervouslydrinkingclaret,thepairmighthavegonedownontheirkneesbeforetheoldspinster,avowedall,andbeenforgiveninatwinkling.Butthatgoodchancewasdeniedtotheyoungcouple,doubtlessinorderthatthisstorymightbewritten,inwhichnumbersoftheirwonderfuladventuresarenarratedadventureswhichcouldneverhaveoccurredtothemiftheyhadbeenhousedandshelteredunderthecomfortableuninterestingforgivenessofMissCrawley.

           UnderMrs.Firkin’sorders,intheParkLaneestablishment,wasayoungwomanfromHampshire,whosebusinessitwas,amongotherduties,toknockatMissSharp’sdoorwiththatjugofhotwaterwhichFirkinwouldratherhaveperishedthanhavepresentedtotheintruder.Thisgirl,bredonthefamilyestate,hadabrotherinCaptainCrawley’stroop,andifthetruthwereknown,Idaresayitwouldcomeoutthatshewasawareofcertainarrangements,whichhaveagreatdealtodowiththishistory.Atanyrateshepurchasedayellowshawl,apairofgreenboots,andalightbluehatwitharedfeatherwiththreeguineaswhichRebeccagaveher,andaslittleSharpwasbynomeanstooliberalwithhermoney,nodoubtitwasforservicesrenderedthatBettyMartinwassobribed.

           OntheseconddayafterSirPittCrawley’soffertoMissSharp,thesunroseasusual,andattheusualhourBettyMartin,theupstairsmaid,knockedatthedoorofthegoverness’sbedchamber.

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