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James Crawley’s Pipe Is Put Out

           

           "Dearsir,"itsaid,"MissCrawleyhaspassedanexceedinglydisturbednight,owingtotheshockingmannerinwhichthehousehasbeenpollutedbytobacco;MissCrawleybidsmesaysheregretsthatsheistoounwelltoseeyoubeforeyougoandaboveallthatsheeverinducedyoutoremovefromtheale-house,wheresheissureyouwillbemuchmorecomfortableduringtherestofyourstayatBrighton."

           AndherewithhonestJames’scareerasacandidateforhisaunt’sfavourended.Hehadinfact,andwithoutknowingit,donewhathemenacedtodo.HehadfoughthiscousinPittwiththegloves.

           Wheremeanwhilewashewhohadbeenoncefirstfavouriteforthisraceformoney?BeckyandRawdon,aswehaveseen,werecometogetherafterWaterloo,andwerepassingthewinterof1815atParisingreatsplendourandgaiety.Rebeccawasagoodeconomist,andthepricepoorJosSedleyhadpaidforhertwohorseswasinitselfsufficienttokeeptheirlittleestablishmentafloatforayear,attheleast;therewasnooccasiontoturnintomoney"mypistols,thesamewhichIshotCaptainMarker,"orthegolddressing-case,orthecloaklinedwithsable.

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