Thusanalmostreconciliationwasbroughtaboutbetweenthebrothers。WhenRebeccacametotownPittandhiswifewerenotinLondon。ManyatimeshedrovebytheolddoorinParkLanetoseewhethertheyhadtakenpossessionofMissCrawley’shousethere。Butthenewfamilydidnotmakeitsappearance；itwasonlythroughRagglesthatsheheardoftheirmovements——howMissCrawley’sdomesticshadbeendismissedwithdecentgratuities，andhowMr。PitthadonlyoncemadehisappearanceinLondon，whenhestoppedforafewdaysatthehouse，didbusinesswithhislawyersthere，andsoldoffallMissCrawley’sFrenchnovelstoabookselleroutofBondStreet。Beckyhadreasonsofherownwhichcausedhertolongforthearrivalofhernewrelation。
“WhenLadyJanecomes。”thoughtshe，“sheshallbemysponsorinLondonsociety；andasforthewomen！bah！
thewomenwillaskmewhentheyfindthemenwanttoseeme。”
Anarticleasnecessarytoaladyinthispositionasherbroughamorherbouquetishercompanion。Ihavealwaysadmiredthewayinwhichthetendercreatures，whocannotexistwithoutsympathy，hireanexceedinglyplainfriendoftheirownsexfromwhomtheyarealmostinseparable。Thesightofthatinevitablewomaninherfadedgownseatedbehindherdearfriendintheopera-
box，oroccupyingthebackseatofthebarouche，isalwaysawholesomeandmoralonetome，asjollyareminderasthatoftheDeath’s-headwhichfiguredintherepastsofEgyptianbon-vivants，astrangesardonicmemorialofVanityFair。What？evenbattered，brazen，beautiful，conscienceless，heartless，Mrs。Firebrace，whosefatherdiedofhershame：evenlovely，daringMrs。