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

           

           Atthetimewhereofwearewriting,thoughtheGreatGeorgewasonthethroneandladiesworegigotsandlargecombsliketortoise-shellshovelsintheirhair,insteadofthesimplesleevesandlovelywreathswhichareactuallyinfashion,themannersoftheverypoliteworldwerenot,Itakeit,essentiallydifferentfromthoseofthepresentday:andtheiramusementsprettysimilar.Tous,fromtheoutside,gazingoverthepoliceman’sshouldersatthebewilderingbeautiesastheypassintoCourtorball,theymayseembeingsofunearthlysplendourandintheenjoymentofanexquisitehappinessbyusunattainable.ItistoconsolesomeofthesedissatisfiedbeingsthatwearenarratingourdearBecky’sstruggles,andtriumphs,anddisappointments,ofallofwhich,indeed,asisthecasewithallpersonsofmerit,shehadhershare.

           AtthistimetheamiableamusementofactingcharadeshadcomeamongusfromFrance,andwasconsiderablyinvogueinthiscountry,enablingthemanyladiesamongstuswhohadbeautytodisplaytheircharms,andthefewernumberwhohadclevernesstoexhibittheirwit.MyLordSteynewasincitedbyBecky,whoperhapsbelievedherselfendowedwithboththeabovequalifications,togiveanentertainmentatGauntHouse,whichshouldincludesomeoftheselittledramasandwemusttakeleavetointroducethereadertothisbrilliantreunion,and,withamelancholywelcometoo,foritwillbeamongtheverylastofthefashionableentertainmentstowhichitwillbeourfortunetoconducthim.

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