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In Which All the Principal Personages Think Fit to Leave Brighton

           

           Sogettingupveryearlythenextmorning,Beckybroughtthetelescopeintheirsitting-room,whichfacedthesea,tobearuponthebathing-machinesonthebeach;sawBriggsarrive,enterherbox;andputouttosea;andwasontheshorejustasthenymphofwhomshecameinqueststeppedoutofthelittlecaravanontotheshingles.Itwasaprettypicture:thebeach;thebathing-women’sfaces;thelonglineofrocksandbuildingwereblushingandbrightinthesunshine.Rebeccaworeakind,tendersmileonherface,andwasholdingoutherprettywhitehandasBriggsemergedfromthebox.WhatcouldBriggsdobutacceptthesalutation?

           "MissShMrs.Crawley,"shesaid.

           Mrs.Crawleyseizedherhand,pressedittoherheart,andwithasuddenimpulse,flingingherarmsroundBriggs,kissedheraffectionately."Dear,dearfriend!"shesaid,withatouchofsuchnaturalfeeling,thatMissBriggsofcourseatoncebegantomelt,andeventhebathing-womanwasmollified.

           RebeccafoundnodifficultyinengagingBriggsinalong,intimate,anddelightfulconversation.EverythingthathadpassedsincethemorningofBecky’ssuddendeparturefromMissCrawley’shouseinParkLaneuptothepresentday,andMrs.Bute’shappyretreat,wasdiscussedanddescribedbyBriggs.AllMissCrawley’ssymptoms,andtheparticularsofherillnessandmedicaltreatment,werenarratedbytheconfidantewiththatfulnessandaccuracywhichwomendelightin.

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