Vanity Fair

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Vanity Fair William Makepeace Thackeray

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  Whenthepartieswereover,andthecarriageshadrolledaway,theinsatiableMissCrawleywouldsay。”Cometomydressingroom,Becky,andletusabusethecompany“——which,betweenthem,thispairoffriendsdidperfectly。OldSirHuddlestonwheezedagreatdealatdinner;SirGilesWapshothadaparticularlynoisymannerofimbibinghissoup,andherladyshipawinkofthelefteye;allofwhichBeckycaricaturedtoadmiration;aswellastheparticularsofthenight’sconversation;thepolitics;

  thewar;thequarter-sessions;thefamousrunwiththeH。H。,andthoseheavyanddrearythemes,aboutwhichcountrygentlemenconverse。AsfortheMissesWapshot’stoilettesandLadyFuddleston’sfamousyellowhat,MissSharptorethemtotatters,totheinfiniteamusementofheraudience。

  “Mydear,youareaperfecttrouvaille。”MissCrawleywouldsay。”IwishyoucouldcometomeinLondon,butIcouldn’tmakeabuttofyouasIdoofpoorBriggsno,no,youlittleslycreature;youaretooclever——Isn’tshe,Firkin?”

  Mrs。FirkinwhowasdressingtheverysmallremnantofhairwhichremainedonMissCrawley’spate,flungupherheadandsaid,“IthinkMissisveryclever。”

  withthemostkillingsarcasticair。Infact,Mrs。Firkinhadthatnaturaljealousywhichisoneofthemainprinciplesofeveryhonestwoman。

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