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。