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In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader

           NotthatmyLadyFitz-Willisisanybetterthananybodyelse,being,onthecontrary,afadedperson,fifty-sevenyearsofage,andneitherhandsome,norwealthy,norentertaining;butitisagreedonallsidesthatsheisofthe"bestpeople."Thosewhogotoherareofthebest:andfromanoldgrudgeprobablytoLadySteyne(forwhosecoronetherladyship,thentheyouthfulGeorginaFrederica,daughterofthePrinceofWales’sfavourite,theEarlofPortansherry,hadoncetried),thisgreatandfamousleaderofthefashionchosetoacknowledgeMrs.RawdonCrawley;madeheramostmarkedcurtseyattheassemblyoverwhichshepresided;andnotonlyencouragedherson,St.Kitts(hislordshipgothisplacethroughLordSteyne’sinterest),tofrequentMrs.Crawley’shouse,butaskedhertoherownmansionandspoketohertwiceinthemostpublicandcondescendingmannerduringdinner.TheimportantfactwasknownalloverLondonthatnight.PeoplewhohadbeencryingfieaboutMrs.Crawleyweresilent.Wenham,thewitandlawyer,LordSteyne’sright-handman,wentabouteverywherepraisingher:somewhohadhesitated,cameforwardatonceandwelcomedher;littleTomToady,whohadwarnedSouthdownaboutvisitingsuchanabandonedwoman,nowbesoughttobeintroducedtoher.Inaword,shewasadmittedtobeamongthe"best"people.Ah,mybelovedreadersandbrethren,donotenvypoorBeckyprematurelyglorylikethisissaidtobefugitive.

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