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James Crawley’s Pipe Is Put Out

           Becky’sinterestwithheradmirable,herrespectable,relative.Onthecontrary,thefuryoftheoldspinsterwasbeyondbounds,whenshefoundwhatwasRebecca’ssituation,andhowaudaciouslyshehadmadeuseofMissCrawley’sname,togetanentreeintoParisiansociety.ToomuchshakeninmindandbodytocomposealetterintheFrenchlanguageinreplytothatofhercorrespondent,shedictatedtoBriggsafuriousanswerinherownnativetongue,repudiatingMrs.RawdonCrawleyaltogether,andwarningthepublictobewareofherasamostartfulanddangerousperson.ButasMadametheDuchessofX—hadonlybeentwentyyearsinEngland,shedidnotunderstandasinglewordofthelanguage,andcontentedherselfbyinformingMrs.RawdonCrawleyattheirnextmeeting,thatshehadreceivedacharmingletterfromthatchereMees,andthatitwasfullofbenevolentthingsforMrs.Crawley,whobeganseriouslytohavehopesthatthespinsterwouldrelent.

           Meanwhile,shewasthegayestandmostadmiredofEnglishwomen:andhadalittleEuropeancongressonherreception-night.PrussiansandCossacks,SpanishandEnglishalltheworldwasatParisduringthisfamouswinter:tohaveseenthestarsandcordonsinRebecca’shumblesaloonwouldhavemadeallBakerStreetpalewithenvy.FamouswarriorsrodebyhercarriageintheBois,orcrowdedhermodestlittleboxattheOpera.Rawdonwasinthehighestspirits.

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