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

           Tohide,inthenatureofhowmanywomen?Oh,ladies!howmanyofyouhavesurreptitiousmilliners’bills?Howmanyofyouhavegownsandbraceletswhichyoudaren’tshow,orwhichyouweartrembling?trembling,andcoaxingwithsmilesthehusbandbyyourside,whodoesnotknowthenewvelvetgownfromtheoldone,orthenewbraceletfromlastyear’s,orhasanynotionthattheragged-lookingyellowlacescarfcostfortyguineasandthatMadameBobinotiswritingdunningletterseveryweekforthemoney!

           ThusRawdonknewnothingaboutthebrilliantdiamondear-rings,orthesuperbbrilliantornamentwhichdecoratedthefairbosomofhislady;butLordSteyne,whowasinhisplaceatCourt,asLordofthePowderCloset,andoneofthegreatdignitariesandillustriousdefencesofthethroneofEngland,andcameupwithallhisstars,garters,collars,andcordons,andpaidparticularattentiontothelittlewoman,knewwhencethejewelscameandwhopaidforthem.

           Ashebowedoverherhesmiled,andquotedthehackneyedandbeautifullinesfromTheRapeoftheLockaboutBelinda’sdiamonds,"whichJewsmightkissandinfidelsadore."

           "ButIhopeyourlordshipisorthodox,"saidthelittleladywithatossofherhead.Andmanyladiesroundaboutwhisperedandtalked,andmanygentlemennoddedandwhispered,astheysawwhatmarkedattentionthegreatnoblemanwaspayingtothelittleadventuress.

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