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           Youyoumustchoose,sir,betweenherandme";andwiththismyLadysweptoutoftheroom,flutteringwithherownaudacity,andleavingRebeccaandSirPittnotalittleastonishedatit.

           AsforBecky,shewasnothurt;nay,shewaspleased."Itwasthediamond-claspyougaveme,"shesaidtoSirPitt,reachinghimoutherhand;andbeforeshelefthim(forwhicheventyoumaybesuremyLadyJanewaslookingoutfromherdressing-roomwindowintheupperstory)theBaronethadpromisedtogoandseekouthisbrother,andendeavourtobringaboutareconciliation.

           Rawdonfoundsomeoftheyoungfellowsoftheregimentseatedinthemess-roomatbreakfast,andwasinducedwithoutmuchdifficultytopartakeofthatmeal,andofthedevilledlegsoffowlsandsoda-waterwithwhichtheseyounggentlemenfortifiedthemselves.Thentheyhadaconversationbefittingthedayandtheirtimeoflife:aboutthenextpigeon-matchatBattersea,withrelativebetsuponRossandOsbaldiston;aboutMademoiselleArianeoftheFrenchOpera,andwhohadlefther,andhowshewasconsoledbyPantherCarr;andaboutthefightbetweentheButcherandthePet,andtheprobabilitiesthatitwasacross.YoungTandyman,aheroofseventeen,laboriouslyendeavouringtogetupapairofmustachios,hadseenthefight,andspokeinthemostscientificmanneraboutthebattleandtheconditionofthemen.ItwashewhohaddriventheButcherontothegroundinhisdragandpassedthewholeofthepreviousnightwithhim.

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