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A Cynical Chapter

           HetrembleddailylestheshouldhearthattheRibbonswasproclaimedhissecondlegalmother-in-law.Afterthatfirstandlastvisit,hisfather’snamewasnevermentionedinPitt’spoliteandgenteelestablishment.Itwastheskeletoninhishouse,andallthefamilywalkedbyitinterrorandsilence.TheCountessSouthdownkeptondroppingpercoachatthelodge-gatethemostexcitingtracts,tractswhichoughttofrightenthehairoffyourhead.Mrs.ButeattheparsonagenightlylookedouttoseeiftheskywasredovertheelmsbehindwhichtheHallstood,andthemansionwasonfire.SirG.WapshotandSirH.Fuddlestone,oldfriendsofthehouse,wouldn’tsitonthebenchwithSirPittatQuarterSessions,andcuthimdeadintheHighStreetofSouthampton,wherethereprobatestoodofferinghisdirtyoldhandstothem.Nothinghadanyeffectuponhim;heputhishandsintohispockets,andburstoutlaughing,ashescrambledintohiscarriageandfour;heusedtoburstoutlaughingatLadySouthdown’stracts;andhelaughedathissons,andattheworld,andattheRibbonswhenshewasangry,whichwasnotseldom.

           MissHorrockswasinstalledashousekeeperatQueen’sCrawley,andruledallthedomesticstherewithgreatmajestyandrigour.Alltheservantswereinstructedtoaddressheras"Mum,"or"Madam"andtherewasonelittlemaid,onherpromotion,whopersistedincallingher"MyLady,"withoutanyrebukeonthepartofthehousekeeper.

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