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In Which Lord Steyne Shows Himself in a Most Amiable Light

           AndonedaywhenMrs.Rawdonhadgoneouttodrive(asMr.Fiche,hislordship’sconfidentialservant,easilylearnedattheliverystableswheretheCrawleyskepttheircarriageandhorses,orrather,wherethelivery-mankeptacarriageandhorsesforMr.andMrs.Crawley)—mylorddroppedinupontheCurzonStreethouse—askedBriggsforacupofcoffee—toldherthathehadgoodaccountsofthelittleboyatschool—andinfiveminutesfoundoutfromherthatMrs.Rawdonhadgivenhernothingexceptablacksilkgown,forwhichMissBriggswasimmenselygrateful.

           Helaughedwithinhimselfatthisartlessstory.Forthetruthis,ourdearfriendRebeccahadgivenhimamostcircumstantialnarrationofBriggs’sdelightatreceivinghermoney—elevenhundredandtwenty-fivepounds—andinwhatsecuritiesshehadinvestedit;andwhatapangBeckyherselffeltinbeingobligedtopayawaysuchadelightfulsumofmoney."Whoknows,"thedearwomanmayhavethoughtwithinherself,"perhapshemaygivemealittlemore?"Mylord,however,madenosuchproposaltothelittleschemer—verylikelythinkingthathehadbeensufficientlygenerousalready.

           Hehadthecuriosity,then,toaskMissBriggsaboutthestateofherprivateaffairs—andshetoldhislordshipcandidlywhatherpositionwas—howMissCrawleyhadleftheralegacy—howherrelativeshadhadpartofit—howColonelCrawleyhadputoutanotherportion,forwhichshehadthebestsecurityandinterest—andhowMr.andMrs.

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