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In Which Lord Steyne Shows Himself in a Most Amiable Light

           "Indeed,nobodywantedpooroldRawdonatthepartieswhitherBeckyusedtogo.Shewasoftenaskedwithouthimnow.Shetalkedaboutgreatpeopleasifshehadthefee-simpleofMayFair,andwhentheCourtwentintomourning,shealwaysworeblack.

           LittleRawdonbeingdisposedof,LordSteyne,whotooksuchaparentalinterestintheaffairsofthisamiablepoorfamily,thoughtthattheirexpensesmightbeveryadvantageouslycurtailedbythedepartureofMissBriggs,andthatBeckywasquitecleverenoughtotakethemanagementofherownhouse.IthasbeennarratedinaformerchapterhowthebenevolentnoblemanhadgivenhisprotegeemoneytopayoffherlittledebttoMissBriggs,whohoweverstillremainedbehindwithherfriends;whencemylordcametothepainfulconclusionthatMrs.Crawleyhadmadesomeotheruseofthemoneyconfidedtoherthanthatforwhichhergenerouspatronhadgiventheloan.However,LordSteynewasnotsorudeastoimparthissuspicionsuponthisheadtoMrs.Becky,whosefeelingsmightbehurtbyanycontroversyonthemoney-question,andwhomighthaveathousandpainfulreasonsfordisposingotherwiseofhislordship’sgenerousloan.Buthedeterminedtosatisfyhimselfoftherealstateofthecase,andinstitutedthenecessaryinquiriesinamostcautiousanddelicatemanner.

           InthefirstplacehetookanearlyopportunityofpumpingMissBriggs.Thatwasnotadifficultoperation.Averylittleencouragementwouldsetthatworthywomantotalkvolublyandpouroutallwithinher.

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