Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, À Beckett, Gilbert Abbott, 1811-1856 · London, Bell and Daldy · leaf 160
nay,I did not mean to distress you, though I had rather bring tears from your eyes than allowlevity to remain at your heart, for steadiness of character is a brighter gem than the mostglittering gewgaw. I will leave you now, Laura, and remember, that even should fatedivide us, you have no truer… … wholly destitute of means, and quite averse to any respectable occupation. He seldomenters a house like a gentleman, but sneaks in by the assistance of a pert and dishonestmaid, or comes like a thief over a garden wall or through an open window. If the masterof the house should be heard…
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