Partieswouldn’tbegivenanymore。Allthetradesmenofthetownwouldbebankrupt。Wine，wax-lights，comestibles，rouge，crinoline-petticoats，diamonds，wigs，Louis-Quatorzegimcracks，andoldchina，parkhacks，andsplendidhigh-steppingcarriagehorses——allthedelightsoflife，Isay，——wouldgotothedeuce，ifpeopledidbutactupontheirsillyprinciplesandavoidthosewhomtheydislikeandabuse。Whereas，byalittlecharityandmutualforbearance，thingsaremadetogoonpleasantlyenough：wemayabuseamanasmuchaswelike，andcallhimthegreatestrascalunhanged——butdowewishtohanghimtherefore？No。Weshakehandswhenwemeet。Ifhiscookisgoodweforgivehimandgoanddinewithhim，andweexpecthewilldothesamebyus。Thustradeflourishes——civilizationadvances；peaceiskept；
newdressesarewantedfornewassemblieseveryweek；
andthelastyear’svintageofLafittewillremuneratethehonestproprietorwhorearedit。
Atthetimewhereofwearewriting，thoughtheGreatGeorgewasonthethroneandladiesworegigotsandlargecombsliketortoise-shellshovelsintheirhair，insteadofthesimplesleevesandlovelywreathswhichareactuallyinfashion，themannersoftheverypoliteworldwerenot，Itakeit，essentiallydifferentfromthoseofthepresentday：andtheiramusementsprettysimilar。Tous，fromtheoutside，gazingoverthepoliceman’sshouldersatthebewilderingbeautiesastheypassintoCourtorball，theymayseembeingsofunearthlysplendourandintheenjoymentofanexquisitehappinessbyusunattainable。
ItistoconsolesomeofthesedissatisfiedbeingsthatwearenarratingourdearBecky’sstruggles，andtriumphs，anddisappointments，ofallofwhich，indeed，asisthecasewithallpersonsofmerit，shehadhershare。