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

           MywifeisasgayasLadyMacbeth,andmydaughtersascheerfulasReganandGoneril.Idaren’tsleepinwhattheycallmybedroom.ThebedislikethebaldaquinofSt.Peter’s,andthepicturesfrightenme.Ihavealittlebrassbedinadressing-room,andalittlehairmattresslikeananchorite.Iamananchorite.Ho!ho!You’llbeaskedtodinnernextweek.Andgareauxfemmes,lookoutandholdyourown!Howthewomenwillbullyyou!"ThiswasaverylongspeechforamanoffewwordslikemyLordSteyne;norwasitthefirstwhichheutteredforBecky’sbenefitonthatday.

           Briggslookedupfromthework-tableatwhichshewasseatedinthefartherroomandgaveadeepsighassheheardthegreatMarquisspeaksolightlyofhersex.

           "Ifyoudon’tturnoffthatabominablesheep-dog,"saidLordSteyne,withasavagelookoverhisshoulderather,"Iwillhaveherpoisoned."

           "Ialwaysgivemydogdinnerfrommyownplate,"saidRebecca,laughingmischievously;andhavingenjoyedforsometimethediscomfitureofmylord,whohatedpoorBriggsforinterruptinghistete-a-tetewiththefairColonel’swife,Mrs.Rawdonatlengthhadpityuponheradmirer,andcallingtoBriggs,praisedthefinenessoftheweathertoherandbadehertotakeoutthechildforawalk.

           "Ican’tsendheraway,"Beckysaidpresently,afterapause,andinaverysadvoice.Hereyesfilledwithtearsasshespoke,andsheturnedawayherhead.

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