The Mortimer Street episode was closed, as was the Cupps' house.

Mrs.Cupp and Jane had gone to Chichester, Jane leaving behind her a letter the really meritorious neatness of which was blotted by two or three distinct tears.

Jane respectfully expressed her affectionate rapture at the wondrous news which "Modern Society" had revealed to her before Miss Fox-Seton herself had time to do so.
"I am afraid, miss," she ended her epistle, "that I am not experienced enough to serve a lady in a grand position, but hoping it is not a liberty to ask it, if at any time your own maid should be wanting a young woman to work under her, I should be grateful to be remembered.
Perhaps having learned your ways, and being a good needlewoman and fond of it, might be a little recommendation for me." "I _should_ like to take Jane for my maid," Emily had said to Lady Maria.

"Do you think I might make her do ?" "She would probably be worth half a dozen French minxes who would amuse themselves by getting up intrigues with your footmen," was Lady Maria's astute observation.

"I would pay an extra ten pounds a year myself for slavish affection, if it was to be obtained at agency offices.