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           "Whereverthere’saprettywomanhealwaystwistshimselfin."AndIwonderwhatwerediplomatistsmadeforbutforthat?

           "HaveIthehonourofaddressingmyselftoMrs.Dobbin?"askedtheSecretarywithamostinsinuatinggrin.

           Georgyburstoutlaughingandsaid,"ByJove,thatwasagood’un."EmmyandtheMajorblushed:wesawthemfromthestalls.

           "ThisladyisMrs.GeorgeOsborne,"saidtheMajor,"andthisisherbrother,Mr.Sedley,adistinguishedofficeroftheBengalCivilService:permitmetointroducehimtoyourlordship."

           MylordnearlysentJosoffhislegswiththemostfascinatingsmile."AreyougoingtostopinPumpernickel?"hesaid."Itisadullplace,butwewantsomenicepeople,andwewouldtryandmakeitSOagreeabletoyou.Mr.AhumMrs.Oho.Ishalldomyselfthehonourofcallinguponyouto-morrowatyourinn."AndhewentawaywithaParthiangrinandglancewhichhethoughtmustfinishMrs.Osbornecompletely.

           Theperformanceover,theyoungfellowsloungedaboutthelobbies,andwesawthesocietytakeitsdeparture.TheDuchessDowagerwentoffinherjinglingoldcoach,attendedbytwofaithfulandwitheredoldmaidsofhonour,andalittlesnuffyspindle-shankedgentlemaninwaiting,inabrownjaseyandagreencoatcoveredwithordersofwhichthestarandthegrandyellowcordonoftheorderofSt.MichaelofPumpernickelweremostconspicuous.Thedrumsrolled,theguardssaluted,andtheoldcarriagedroveaway.

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