ForsometimepastitisHumdrumHallnolonger。
Mydear，MissCrawleyhasarrivedwithherfathorses，fatservants，fatspaniel——thegreatrichMissCrawley，withseventythousandpoundsinthefivepercents。，whom，orIhadbettersayWHICH，hertwobrothersadore。Shelooksveryapoplectic，thedearsoul；nowonderherbrothersareanxiousabouther。Youshouldseethemstrugglingtosettlehercushions，ortohandhercoffee！“WhenIcomeintothecountry。”shesaysforshehasagreatdealofhumour，“Ileavemytoady，MissBriggs，athome。Mybrothersaremytoadieshere，mydear，andaprettypairtheyare！”
Whenshecomesintothecountryourhallisthrownopen，andforamonth，atleast，youwouldfancyoldSirWalpolewascometolifeagain。Wehavedinner-
parties，anddriveoutinthecoach-and-four
thefootmenputontheirnewestcanary-colouredliveries；wedrinkclaretandchampagneasifwewereaccustomedtoiteveryday。Wehavewaxcandlesintheschoolroom，andfirestowarmourselveswith。LadyCrawleyismadetoputonthebrightestpea-greeninherwardrobe，andmypupilsleaveofftheirthickshoesandtightoldtartanpelisses，andwearsilkstockingsandmuslinfrocks，asfashionablebaronets’daughtersshould。Rosecameinyesterdayinasadplight——theWiltshiresowanenormouspetofhersranherdown，anddestroyedamostlovelyfloweredlilacsilkdressbydancingoverit——hadthishappenedaweekago，SirPittwouldhaveswornfrightfully，haveboxedthepoorwretch’sears，andputheruponbreadandwaterforamonth。Allhesaidwas。”I’llserveyouout，Miss，whenyouraunt’sgone。”andlaughedofftheaccidentasquitetrivial。LetushopehiswrathwillhavepassedawaybeforeMissCrawley’sdeparture。Ihopeso，forMissRose’ssake，Iamsure。