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She
was
grieved
beyond
measure
to
part
with
Briggs
,
but
her
means
required
that
she
should
practise
every
retrenchment
,
and
her
sorrow
was
mitigated
by
the
idea
that
her
dear
Briggs
would
be
far
better
provided
for
by
her
generous
patron
than
in
her
humble
home
.
Mrs.
Pilkington
,
the
housekeeper
at
Gauntly
Hall
,
was
growing
exceedingly
old
,
feeble
,
and
rheumatic
:
she
was
not
equal
to
the
work
of
superintending
that
vast
mansion
,
and
must
be
on
the
look
out
for
a
successor
.
It
was
a
splendid
position
.
The
family
did
not
go
to
Gauntly
once
in
two
years
.
At
other
times
the
housekeeper
was
the
mistress
of
the
magnificent
mansion
--
had
four
covers
daily
for
her
table
;
was
visited
by
the
clergy
and
the
most
respectable
people
of
the
county
--
was
the
lady
of
Gauntly
,
in
fact
;
and
the
two
last
housekeepers
before
Mrs.
Pilkington
had
married
rectors
of
Gauntly
--
but
Mrs.
P.
could
not
,
being
the
aunt
of
the
present
Rector
.
The
place
was
not
to
be
hers
yet
,
but
she
might
go
down
on
a
visit
to
Mrs.
Pilkington
and
see
whether
she
would
like
to
succeed
her
.
What
words
can
paint
the
ecstatic
gratitude
of
Briggs
!
All
she
stipulated
for
was
that
little
Rawdon
should
be
allowed
to
come
down
and
see
her
at
the
Hall
.
Becky
promised
this
--
anything
.
She
ran
up
to
her
husband
when
he
came
home
and
told
him
the
joyful
news
.
Rawdon
was
glad
,
deuced
glad
;
the
weight
was
off
his
conscience
about
poor
Briggs
's
money
.
She
was
provided
for
,
at
any
rate
,
but
--
but
his
mind
was
disquiet
.
He
did
not
seem
to
be
all
right
,
somehow
.
He
told
little
Southdown
what
Lord
Steyne
had
done
,
and
the
young
man
eyed
Crawley
with
an
air
which
surprised
the
latter
.
He
told
Lady
Jane
of
this
second
proof
of
Steyne
's
bounty
,
and
she
,
too
,
looked
odd
and
alarmed
;
so
did
Sir
Pitt
.
"
She
is
too
clever
and
--
and
gay
to
be
allowed
to
go
from
party
to
party
without
a
companion
,
"
both
said
.
"
You
must
go
with
her
,
Rawdon
,
wherever
she
goes
,
and
you
must
have
somebody
with
her
--
one
of
the
girls
from
Queen
's
Crawley
,
perhaps
,
though
they
were
rather
giddy
guardians
for
her
.
"
Somebody
Becky
should
have
.
But
in
the
meantime
it
was
clear
that
honest
Briggs
must
not
lose
her
chance
of
settlement
for
life
,
and
so
she
and
her
bags
were
packed
,
and
she
set
off
on
her
journey
.
And
so
two
of
Rawdon
's
out-sentinels
were
in
the
hands
of
the
enemy
.
Sir
Pitt
went
and
expostulated
with
his
sister-in-law
upon
the
subject
of
the
dismissal
of
Briggs
and
other
matters
of
delicate
family
interest
.
In
vain
she
pointed
out
to
him
how
necessary
was
the
protection
of
Lord
Steyne
for
her
poor
husband
;
how
cruel
it
would
be
on
their
part
to
deprive
Briggs
of
the
position
offered
to
her
.
Cajolements
,
coaxings
,
smiles
,
tears
could
not
satisfy
Sir
Pitt
,
and
he
had
something
very
like
a
quarrel
with
his
once
admired
Becky
.
He
spoke
of
the
honour
of
the
family
,
the
unsullied
reputation
of
the
Crawleys
;
expressed
himself
in
indignant
tones
about
her
receiving
those
young
Frenchmen
--
those
wild
young
men
of
fashion
,
my
Lord
Steyne
himself
,
whose
carriage
was
always
at
her
door
,
who
passed
hours
daily
in
her
company
,
and
whose
constant
presence
made
the
world
talk
about
her
.
As
the
head
of
the
house
he
implored
her
to
be
more
prudent
.
Society
was
already
speaking
lightly
of
her
.
Lord
Steyne
,
though
a
nobleman
of
the
greatest
station
and
talents
,
was
a
man
whose
attentions
would
compromise
any
woman
;
he
besought
,
he
implored
,
he
commanded
his
sister-in-law
to
be
watchful
in
her
intercourse
with
that
nobleman
.
Becky
promised
anything
and
everything
Pitt
wanted
;
but
Lord
Steyne
came
to
her
house
as
often
as
ever
,
and
Sir
Pitt
's
anger
increased
.
I
wonder
was
Lady
Jane
angry
or
pleased
that
her
husband
at
last
found
fault
with
his
favourite
Rebecca
?
Lord
Steyne
's
visits
continuing
,
his
own
ceased
,
and
his
wife
was
for
refusing
all
further
intercourse
with
that
nobleman
and
declining
the
invitation
to
the
charade-night
which
the
marchioness
sent
to
her
;
but
Sir
Pitt
thought
it
was
necessary
to
accept
it
,
as
his
Royal
Highness
would
be
there
.
Although
he
went
to
the
party
in
question
,
Sir
Pitt
quitted
it
very
early
,
and
his
wife
,
too
,
was
very
glad
to
come
away
.
Becky
hardly
so
much
as
spoke
to
him
or
noticed
her
sister-in-law
.
Pitt
Crawley
declared
her
behaviour
was
monstrously
indecorous
,
reprobated
in
strong
terms
the
habit
of
play-acting
and
fancy
dressing
as
highly
unbecoming
a
British
female
,
and
after
the
charades
were
over
,
took
his
brother
Rawdon
severely
to
task
for
appearing
himself
and
allowing
his
wife
to
join
in
such
improper
exhibitions
.
