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The Letter on the Pincushion

           ButeCrawley,numbedwithmidnighttravelling,andwarmingherselfatthenewlycracklingparlourfire,heardfromMissBriggstheintelligenceoftheclandestinemarriage,shedeclareditwasquiteprovidentialthatsheshouldhavearrivedatsuchatimetoassistpoordearMissCrawleyinsupportingtheshockthatRebeccawasanartfullittlehussyofwhomshehadalwayshadhersuspicions;andthatasforRawdonCrawley,shenevercouldaccountforhisaunt’sinfatuationregardinghim,andhadlongconsideredhimaprofligate,lost,andabandonedbeing.Andthisawfulconduct,Mrs.Butesaid,willhaveatleastthisgoodeffect,itwillopenpoordearMissCrawley’seyestotherealcharacterofthiswickedman.ThenMrs.Butehadacomfortablehottoastandtea;andastherewasavacantroominthehousenow,therewasnoneedforhertoremainattheGlosterCoffeeHousewherethePortsmouthmailhadsetherdown,andwhencesheorderedMr.Bowls’saide-de-campthefootmantobringawayhertrunks.

           MissCrawley,beitknown,didnotleaveherroomuntilnearnoontakingchocolateinbedinthemorning,whileBeckySharpreadtheMorningPosttoher,orotherwiseamusingherselfordawdling.Theconspiratorsbelowagreedthattheywouldsparethedearlady’sfeelingsuntilsheappearedinherdrawing-room:meanwhileitwasannouncedtoherthatMrs.ButeCrawleyhadcomeupfromHampshirebythemail,wasstayingattheGloster,sentherlovetoMissCrawley,andaskedforbreakfastwithMissBriggs.ThearrivalofMrs.

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