YoungRawdon’saunt，wehavesaid，wasveryfondofhim，aswasherlittlegirl，whoweptcopiouslywhenthetimeforhercousin’sdeparturecame。TheelderRawdonwasthankfulforthefondnessofmotheranddaughter。Theverybestandhonestestfeelingsofthemancameoutintheseartlessoutpouringsofpaternalfeelinginwhichheindulgedintheirpresence，andencouragedbytheirsympathy。HesecurednotonlyLadyJane’skindness，buthersincereregard，bythefeelingswhichhemanifested，andwhichhecouldnotshowtohisownwife。Thetwokinswomenmetasseldomaspossible。
BeckylaughedbitterlyatJane’sfeelingsandsoftness；
theother’skindlyandgentlenaturecouldnotbutrevoltathersister’scallousbehaviour。
ItestrangedRawdonfromhiswifemorethanhekneworacknowledgedtohimself。Shedidnotcarefortheestrangement。Indeed，shedidnotmisshimoranybody。
Shelookeduponhimashererrand-manandhumbleslave。Hemightbeeversodepressedorsulky，andshedidnotmarkhisdemeanour，oronlytreateditwithasneer。Shewasbusythinkingaboutherposition，orherpleasures，orheradvancementinsociety；sheoughttohaveheldagreatplaceinit，thatiscertain。