In Which Becky Revisits the Halls of Her Ancestors

           Sothemourningbeingready,andSirPittCrawleywarnedoftheirarrival,ColonelCrawleyandhiswifetookacoupleofplacesinthesameoldHigh-flyercoachbywhichRebeccahadtravelledinthedefunctBaronet’scompany,onherfirstjourneyintotheworldsomenineyearsbefore.HowwellsherememberedtheInnYard,andtheostlertowhomsherefusedmoney,andtheinsinuatingCambridgeladwhowrappedherinhiscoatonthejourney!Rawdontookhisplaceoutside,andwouldhavelikedtodrive,buthisgriefforbadehim.Hesatbythecoachmanandtalkedabouthorsesandtheroadthewholeway;andwhokepttheinns,andwhohorsedthecoachbywhichhehadtravelledsomanyatime,whenheandPittwereboysgoingtoEton.AtMudburyacarriageandapairofhorsesreceivedthem,withacoachmaninblack."It’stheolddrag,Rawdon,"Rebeccasaidastheygotin."Thewormshaveeatentheclothagooddealthere’sthestainwhichSirPittha!IseeDawsontheIronmongerhashisshuttersupwhichSirPittmadesuchanoiseabout.ItwasabottleofcherrybrandyhebrokewhichwewenttofetchforyourauntfromSouthampton.Howtimeflies,tobesure!Thatcan’tbePollyTalboys,thatbouncinggirlstandingbyhermotheratthecottagethere.Irememberheramangylittleurchinpickingweedsinthegarden."

           "Finegal,"saidRawdon,returningthesalutewhichthecottagegavehim,bytwofingersappliedtohiscrapehatband.Beckybowedandsaluted,andrecognizedpeoplehereandtheregraciously.

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