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VANITY FAIR
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terested in everything pertaining to the estate, she listened to his tiresome stories so patiently, that there is no telling what might have happened had not one of her yonng charges chanced to drop a bit of information which turned Rebecca's thoughts into another channel.
"You little realize what life would be without your beautiful home and your kind, rich father, ' ' she was say
very rich, and she intends to leave her money to Rawdon. She is a very gay old lady, and she cant bear our brother Pitt, because he is so longfaced and pious. She loves Rawdon because he is a soldier and cuts a dashing figure among the officers. That is why Pitt and Rawdon hate each other so, and are never home together, if they can help it. Rawdon never comes home, except when Aunt
PITT CRAWLEY TAKES A DISLIKE TO BECKY
ing one day, while walking in the park with her two pupils.
"Oh, but papa is not rich," laughed the older of the girls. "He has to keep raising money on the estate, or we could not live at all. Our brother Rawdon is the only one of us who will ever have any money."
"But how will Captain Rawdon. the youngest son, have money?" asked Rebecca, in interested surprise.
"Aunt Crawley, papa's sister, is
Crawley comes down for a month, as she does every year. They will be here next week."
"Plow fortunate that I learnt all this," thought Rebecca. But aloud, tins circumspect maiden only said feelingly, "How sad for two brothers to hate each other. Let us hope they may be reconciled."
When Aunt Crawley arrived on the scene a week later, accompanied by her nephew, the gallant Captain