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           Anddoyousupposethatthatwoman,ofthatfamily,whoareasproudastheBourbons,andtowhomtheSteynesarebutlackeys,mushroomsofyesterday(forafterall,theyarenotoftheOldGaunts,butofaminoranddoubtfulbranchofthehouse);doyousuppose,Isay(thereadermustbearinmindthatitisalwaysTomEaveswhospeaks)thattheMarchionessofSteyne,thehaughtiestwomaninEngland,wouldbenddowntoherhusbandsosubmissivelyiftherewerenotsomecause?Pooh!Itellyoutherearesecretreasons.Itellyouthat,intheemigration,theAbbedelaMarchewhowashereandwasemployedintheQuiberoonbusinesswithPuisayeandTinteniac,wasthesameColonelofMousquetairesGriswithwhomSteynefoughtintheyear‘86—thatheandtheMarchionessmetagain—thatitwasaftertheReverendColonelwasshotinBrittanythatLadySteynetooktothoseextremepracticesofdevotionwhichshecarriesonnow;forsheisclosetedwithherdirectoreveryday—sheisatserviceatSpanishPlace,everymorning,I’vewatchedherthere—thatis,I’vehappenedtobepassingthere—anddependonit,there’samysteryinhercase.Peoplearenotsounhappyunlesstheyhavesomethingtorepentof,"addedTomEaveswithaknowingwagofhishead;"anddependonit,thatwomanwouldnotbesosubmissiveassheisiftheMarquishadnotsomeswordtoholdoverher."

           So,ifMr.

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