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In Which All the Principal Personages Think Fit to Leave Brighton

           Theyallwanttokillmeallall"—andwiththisthelonelyoldwomanburstintoascreamofhystericaltears.

           ThelastsceneofherdismalVanityFaircomedywasfastapproaching;thetawdrylampsweregoingoutonebyone;andthedarkcurtainwasalmostreadytodescend.

           Thatfinalparagraph,whichreferredRawdontoMissCrawley’ssolicitorinLondon,andwhichBriggshadwrittensogood-naturedly,consoledthedragoonandhiswifesomewhat,aftertheirfirstblankdisappointment,onreadingthespinster’srefusalofareconciliation.Anditeffectedthepurposeforwhichtheoldladyhadcausedittobewritten,bymakingRawdonveryeagertogettoLondon.

           OutofJos’slosingsandGeorgeOsborne’sbank-notes,hepaidhisbillattheinn,thelandlordwhereofdoesnotprobablyknowtothisdayhowdoubtfullyhisaccountoncestood.For,asageneralsendshisbaggagetotherearbeforeanaction,RebeccahadwiselypackedupalltheirchiefvaluablesandsentthemoffundercareofGeorge’sservant,whowentinchargeofthetrunksonthecoachbacktoLondon.Rawdonandhiswifereturnedbythesameconveyancenextday.

           "Ishouldhavelikedtoseetheoldgirlbeforewewent,"Rawdonsaid."ShelookssocutupandalteredthatI’msureshecan’tlastlong.IwonderwhatsortofachequeIshallhaveatWaxy’s

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