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

           Steyne!Bareacres,JohnesofHelvellyn!andCaerylonofCamelot!wemaybesurethatBeckyandBriggslookedoutthoseaugustnamesinthePeerage,andfollowedthenobleracesupthroughalltheramificationsofthefamilytree.

           MyLordSteynecomingtocallacoupleofhoursafterwards,andlookingabouthim,andobservingeverythingaswashiswont,foundhisladies’cardsalreadyrangedasthetrumpsofBecky’shand,andgrinned,asthisoldcynicalwaysdidatanynaivedisplayofhumanweakness.Beckycamedowntohimpresently;wheneverthedeargirlexpectedhislordship,hertoilettewasprepared,herhairinperfectorder,hermouchoirs,aprons,scarfs,littlemoroccoslippers,andotherfemalegimcracksarranged,andsheseatedinsomeartlessandagreeableposturereadytoreceivehimwhenevershewassurprised,ofcourse,shehadtoflytoherapartmenttotakearapidsurveyofmattersintheglass,andtotripdownagaintowaituponthegreatpeer.

           Shefoundhimgrinningoverthebowl.Shewasdiscovered,andsheblushedalittle."Thankyou,Monseigneur,"shesaid."Youseeyourladieshavebeenhere.Howgoodofyou!Icouldn’tcomebeforeIwasinthekitchenmakingapudding."

           "Iknowyouwere,Isawyouthroughthearea-railingsasIdroveup,"repliedtheoldgentleman.

           "Youseeeverything,"shereplied.

           "Afewthings,butnotthat,myprettylady,"hesaidgood-naturedly.

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