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           HerpresenceusedtoexcruciateOsborne;butgoshewoulduponallpartiesofpleasureonwhichsheheardheryoungfriendswerebent.Itneverenteredintoherthoughtbutthattheymustbecharmedwithhercompany.

           "She’sbeenusefultoyou,mydear,"Georgesaidtohiswife,whomhecouldleavealonewithlessscruplewhenshehadthissociety."ButwhatacomfortitisthatRebecca’scome:youwillhaveherforafriend,andwemaygetridnowofthisdamn’dIrishwoman."TothisAmeliadidnotanswer,yesorno:andhowdoweknowwhatherthoughtswere?

           Thecoupd’oeiloftheBrusselsopera-housedidnotstrikeMrs.O’DowdasbeingsofineasthetheatreinFishambleStreet,Dublin,norwasFrenchmusicatallequal,inheropinion,tothemelodiesofhernativecountry.Shefavouredherfriendswiththeseandotheropinionsinaveryloudtoneofvoice,andtossedaboutagreatclatteringfanshesported,withthemostsplendidcomplacency.

           "WhoisthatwonderfulwomanwithAmelia,Rawdon,love?"saidaladyinanoppositebox(who,almostalwaysciviltoherhusbandinprivate,wasmorefondthaneverofhimincompany).

           "Don’tyouseethatcreaturewithayellowthinginherturban,andaredsatingown,andagreatwatch?"

           "Neartheprettylittlewomaninwhite?"askedamiddle-agedgentlemanseatedbythequerist’sside,withordersinhisbutton,andseveralunder-waistcoats,andagreat,choky,whitestock.

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