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"
I
wish
I
were
,
"
her
Ladyship
answered
with
tears
and
rage
in
her
eyes
.
"
You
,
forsooth
,
must
give
yourself
airs
of
virtue
,
while
my
wife
,
who
is
an
immaculate
saint
,
as
everybody
knows
,
and
never
did
wrong
in
her
life
,
has
no
objection
to
meet
my
young
friend
Mrs.
Crawley
.
My
Lady
Steyne
knows
that
appearances
are
sometimes
against
the
best
of
women
;
that
lies
are
often
told
about
the
most
innocent
of
them
.
Pray
,
madam
,
shall
I
tell
you
some
little
anecdotes
about
my
Lady
Bareacres
,
your
mamma
?
"
"
You
may
strike
me
if
you
like
,
sir
,
or
hit
any
cruel
blow
,
"
Lady
Gaunt
said
.
To
see
his
wife
and
daughter
suffering
always
put
his
Lordship
into
a
good
humour
.
"
My
sweet
Blanche
,
"
he
said
,
"
I
am
a
gentleman
,
and
never
lay
my
hand
upon
a
woman
,
save
in
the
way
of
kindness
.
I
only
wish
to
correct
little
faults
in
your
character
.
You
women
are
too
proud
,
and
sadly
lack
humility
,
as
Father
Mole
,
I
'm
sure
,
would
tell
my
Lady
Steyne
if
he
were
here
.
You
must
n't
give
yourselves
airs
;
you
must
be
meek
and
humble
,
my
blessings
.
For
all
Lady
Steyne
knows
,
this
calumniated
,
simple
,
good-humoured
Mrs.
Crawley
is
quite
innocent
--
even
more
innocent
than
herself
.
Her
husband
's
character
is
not
good
,
but
it
is
as
good
as
Bareacres
'
,
who
has
played
a
little
and
not
paid
a
great
deal
,
who
cheated
you
out
of
the
only
legacy
you
ever
had
and
left
you
a
pauper
on
my
hands
.
And
Mrs.
Crawley
is
not
very
well-born
,
but
she
is
not
worse
than
Fanny
's
illustrious
ancestor
,
the
first
de
la
Jones
.
"
"
The
money
which
I
brought
into
the
family
,
sir
,
"
Lady
George
cried
out
--
"
You
purchased
a
contingent
reversion
with
it
,
"
the
Marquis
said
darkly
.
"
If
Gaunt
dies
,
your
husband
may
come
to
his
honours
;
your
little
boys
may
inherit
them
,
and
who
knows
what
besides
?
In
the
meanwhile
,
ladies
,
be
as
proud
and
virtuous
as
you
like
abroad
,
but
do
n't
give
ME
any
airs
.
As
for
Mrs.
Crawley
's
character
,
I
sha
n't
demean
myself
or
that
most
spotless
and
perfectly
irreproachable
lady
by
even
hinting
that
it
requires
a
defence
.
You
will
be
pleased
to
receive
her
with
the
utmost
cordiality
,
as
you
will
receive
all
persons
whom
I
present
in
this
house
.
This
house
?
"
He
broke
out
with
a
laugh
.
"
Who
is
the
master
of
it
?
and
what
is
it
?
This
Temple
of
Virtue
belongs
to
me
.
And
if
I
invite
all
Newgate
or
all
Bedlam
here
,
by
--
--
--
they
shall
be
welcome
.
"
After
this
vigorous
allocution
,
to
one
of
which
sort
Lord
Steyne
treated
his
"
Hareem
"
whenever
symptoms
of
insubordination
appeared
in
his
household
,
the
crestfallen
women
had
nothing
for
it
but
to
obey
.
Lady
Gaunt
wrote
the
invitation
which
his
Lordship
required
,
and
she
and
her
mother-in-law
drove
in
person
,
and
with
bitter
and
humiliated
hearts
,
to
leave
the
cards
on
Mrs.
Rawdon
,
the
reception
of
which
caused
that
innocent
woman
so
much
pleasure
.
There
were
families
in
London
who
would
have
sacrificed
a
year
's
income
to
receive
such
an
honour
at
the
hands
of
those
great
ladies
.
Mrs.
Frederick
Bullock
,
for
instance
,
would
have
gone
on
her
knees
from
May
Fair
to
Lombard
Street
,
if
Lady
Steyne
and
Lady
Gaunt
had
been
waiting
in
the
City
to
raise
her
up
and
say
,
"
Come
to
us
next
Friday
"
--
not
to
one
of
the
great
crushes
and
grand
balls
of
Gaunt
House
,
whither
everybody
went
,
but
to
the
sacred
,
unapproachable
,
mysterious
,
delicious
entertainments
,
to
be
admitted
to
one
of
which
was
a
privilege
,
and
an
honour
,
and
a
blessing
indeed
.
