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goings on (here she closed her virtuous eyes and pro- 

 ceeded to fan herself) I'm told there are as never were ! 

 I feel quite certain that if poor dear Lord Stififnecke 

 had only had the slightest idea what sort of tenants he 

 had got hold of, he never would have let the place to 

 them. That dreadful woman will burn the house down 

 one of these fine nights if she don't mind." '' Indeed, I 

 shall though," we replied, ''for you must recollect, my 

 dear Mrs. Gapeseed [dear Mrs. G. indeed ! we can't 

 abide the old woman), that with the internal economy of 

 Crackleton Court I have nothing whatever to do, they will 

 appear in my little book simply as ' Flowers of the 

 Hunt,' and as both Mr. and Mrs. Sparkler wear scarlet 

 out hunting, they ought to be rather brighter flowers 

 than usual, don't you think so ? " 



