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James Crawley’s Pipe Is Put Out

           

           ThisorthodoxhorrorofRomishsuperstitionsavedPittCrawleyinLadySouthdown’sopinion,whilsthisadmirationforFoxandNapoleonraisedhimimmeasurablyinMissCrawley’seyes.HerfriendshipwiththatdefunctBritishstatesmanwasmentionedwhenwefirstintroducedherinthishistory.AtrueWhig,MissCrawleyhadbeeninoppositionallthroughthewar,andthough,tobesure,thedownfalloftheEmperordidnotverymuchagitatetheoldlady,orhisill-treatmenttendtoshortenherlifeornaturalrest,yetPittspoketoherheartwhenhelaudedbothheridols;andbythatsinglespeechmadeimmenseprogressinherfavour.

           "Andwhatdoyouthink,mydear?"MissCrawleysaidtotheyounglady,forwhomshehadtakenalikingatfirstsight,asshealwaysdidforprettyandmodestyoungpeople;thoughitmustbeownedheraffectionscooledasrapidlyastheyrose.

           LadyJaneblushedverymuch,andsaid"thatshedidnotunderstandpolitics,whichshelefttowiserheadsthanhers;butthoughMammawas,nodoubt,correct,Mr.Crawleyhadspokenbeautifully."Andwhentheladieswereretiringattheconclusionoftheirvisit,MissCrawleyhoped"LadySouthdownwouldbesokindastosendherLadyJanesometimes,ifshecouldbesparedtocomedownandconsoleapoorsicklonelyoldwoman."Thispromisewasgraciouslyaccorded,andtheyseparatedupongreattermsofamity.

           "Don’tletLadySouthdowncomeagain,Pitt,"saidtheoldlady.

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