He would have had my money some day or other; or his children would-for I''m not in a hurry to go, Miss Briggs, although you may be in a hurry to be rid of me; and instead of that, he is a doomed pauper, with a dang-girl for a wife."
"Will my dear Miss Crawley not cast an eye of passion upon the heroibsp;soldier, who name is inscribed in the annals of his try''s glory?" said Miss Briggs, who was greatly excited by the Waterloo proceedings, and loved speaking romantically when there was an occasion.
"Has not the Captain-or the el as I may now style him-done deeds whibsp;make the name of Crawley illustrious?"
&qus, you are a fool," said Miss Crawley: "el Crawley has dragged the name of Crawley through the mud, Miss Briggs.
Marry a drawing-master''s daughter, indeed!-marry a dame de pagnie-for she was no better, Briggs; no, she was just what you are-only younger, and a great deal prettier and cleverer.
Were you an aplibsp;of that abandoned wretbsp;I wonder, of who vile arts he became a victim, and of whom you ud to be subsp;an admirer? Yes, I daresay you were an aplice.
He would have had my money some day or other; or his children would-for I''m not in a hurry to go, Miss Briggs, although you may be in a hurry to be rid of me; and instead of that, he is a doomed pauper, with a dang-girl for a wife."
"Will my dear Miss Crawley not cast an eye of passion upon the heroibsp;soldier, who name is inscribed in the annals of his try''s glory?" said Miss Briggs, who was greatly excited by the Waterloo proceedings, and loved speaking romantically when there was an occasion.
"Has not the Captain-or the el as I may now style him-done deeds whibsp;make the name of Crawley illustrious?"
&qus, you are a fool," said Miss Crawley: "el Crawley has dragged the name of Crawley through the mud, Miss Briggs.
Marry a drawing-master''s daughter, indeed!-marry a dame de pagnie-for she was no better, Briggs; no, she was just what you are-only younger, and a great deal prettier and cleverer.
Were you an aplibsp;of that abandoned wretbsp;I wonder, of who vile arts he became a victim, and of whom you ud to be subsp;an admirer? Yes, I daresay you were an aplice.
But you will find yourlf disappointed in my will, I bsp;tell you: and you will have the goodness to write to Mr. Waxy, and say that I desire to e him immediately." Miss Crawley was now in the habit of writing to Mr. Waxy her solicitor almost every day in the week, for her arras respeg her property were all revoked, and her perplexity was great as to the future disposition of her money.