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The Newcomes

CHAPTER V
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There is no pride about her.

Her brother-in-law, poor dear Brian--considering everybody knows everything in London, was there ever such a delusion as his ?--was welcome, after banking-hours, to forsake his own friends for his wife's fine relations, and to dangle after lords and ladies in Mayfair.

She had no such absurd vanity--not she.

She imparted these opinions pretty liberally to all her acquaintances in almost all her conversations.

It was clear that the two ladies were best apart.


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