AllshestipulatedforwasthatlittleRawdonshouldbeallowedtocomedownandseeherattheHall。Beckypromisedthis——anything。Sheranuptoherhusbandwhenhecamehomeandtoldhimthejoyfulnews。Rawdonwasglad，deucedglad；theweightwasoffhisconscienceaboutpoorBriggs’smoney。Shewasprovidedfor，atanyrate，but——buthismindwasdisquiet。Hedidnotseemtobeallright，somehow。HetoldlittleSouthdownwhatLordSteynehaddone，andtheyoungmaneyedCrawleywithanairwhichsurprisedthelatter。
HetoldLadyJaneofthissecondproofofSteyne’sbounty，andshe，too，lookedoddandalarmed；sodidSirPitt。”Sheistoocleverand——andgaytobeallowedtogofrompartytopartywithoutacompanion。”bothsaid。”Youmustgowithher，Rawdon，wherevershegoes，andyoumusthavesomebodywithher——oneofthegirlsfromQueen’sCrawley，perhaps，thoughtheywererathergiddyguardiansforher。”
SomebodyBeckyshouldhave。ButinthemeantimeitwasclearthathonestBriggsmustnotloseherchanceofsettlementforlife，andsosheandherbagswerepacked，andshesetoffonherjourney。AndsotwoofRawdon’sout-sentinelswereinthehandsoftheenemy。
SirPittwentandexpostulatedwithhissister-in-lawuponthesubjectofthedismissalofBriggsandothermattersofdelicatefamilyinterest。InvainshepointedouttohimhownecessarywastheprotectionofLordSteyneforherpoorhusband；howcruelitwouldbeontheirparttodepriveBriggsofthepositionofferedtoher。
Cajolements，coaxings，smiles，tearscouldnotsatisfySirPitt，andhehadsomethingverylikeaquarrelwithhisonceadmiredBecky。Hespokeofthehonourofthefamily，theunsulliedreputationoftheCrawleys；