In Which the Reader Is Introduced to the Very Best of Company

           AtlastBecky’skindnessandattentiontothechiefofherhusband’sfamilyweredestinedtomeetwithanexceedinggreatreward,arewardwhich,thoughcertainlysomewhatunsubstantial,thelittlewomancovetedwithgreatereagernessthanmorepositivebenefits.Ifshedidnotwishtoleadavirtuouslife,atleastshedesiredtoenjoyacharacterforvirtue,andweknowthatnoladyinthegenteelworldcanpossessthisdesideratum,untilshehasputonatrainandfeathersandhasbeenpresentedtoherSovereignatCourt.Fromthataugustinterviewtheycomeoutstampedashonestwomen.TheLordChamberlaingivesthemacertificateofvirtue.Andasdubiousgoodsorlettersarepassedthroughanovenatquarantine,sprinkledwitharomaticvinegar,andthenpronouncedclean,manyalady,whosereputationwouldbedoubtfulotherwiseandliabletogiveinfection,passesthroughthewholesomeordealoftheRoyalpresenceandissuesfromitfreefromalltaint.

           ItmightbeverywellformyLadyBareacres,myLadyTufto,Mrs.ButeCrawleyinthecountry,andotherladieswhohadcomeintocontactwithMrs.RawdonCrawleytocryfieattheideaoftheodiouslittleadventuressmakinghercurtseybeforetheSovereign,andtodeclarethat,ifdeargoodQueenCharlottehadbeenalive,sheneverwouldhaveadmittedsuchanextremelyill-regulatedpersonageintoherchastedrawing-room.ButwhenweconsiderthatitwastheFirstGentlemaninEuropeinwhosehighpresenceMrs.

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