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           HedepartedforCalais,andhavingreachedthatplaceinsafety,itmighthavebeensupposedthathewenttoDover;butinsteadhetookthediligencetoDunkirk,andthencetravelledtoBrussels,forwhichplacehehadaformerpredilection.Thefactis,heowedmoremoneyatLondonthanatParis;andhepreferredthequietlittleBelgiancitytoeitherofthemorenoisycapitals.

           Herauntwasdead.Mrs.CrawleyorderedthemostintensemourningforherselfandlittleRawdon.TheColonelwasbusyarrangingtheaffairsoftheinheritance.Theycouldtakethepremiernow,insteadofthelittleentresolofthehotelwhichtheyoccupied.Mrs.Crawleyandthelandlordhadaconsultationaboutthenewhangings,anamicablewrangleaboutthecarpets,andafinaladjustmentofeverythingexceptthebill.Shewentoffinoneofhiscarriages;herFrenchbonnewithher;thechildbyherside;theadmirablelandlordandlandladysmilingfarewelltoherfromthegate.GeneralTuftowasfuriouswhenheheardshewasgone,andMrs.Brentfuriouswithhimforbeingfurious;LieutenantSpooneywascuttotheheart;andthelandlordgotreadyhisbestapartmentsprevioustothereturnofthefascinatinglittlewomanandherhusband.Heserredthetrunkswhichsheleftinhischargewiththegreatestcare.TheyhadbeenespeciallyrecommendedtohimbyMadameCrawley.Theywerenot,however,foundtobeparticularlyvaluablewhenopenedsometimeafter.

           ButbeforeshewenttojoinherhusbandintheBelgiccapital,Mrs.

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