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           "Didyoureallynowvalueitformysake?"

           "YouknowIdid,wellenough,"saidBecky;"butwhyspeakwhythinkwhylookback!Itistoolatenow!"

           Thatevening’sconversationwasdeliciousforJos.Emmyonlycameintogotobedverytiredandunwell.Josandhisfairguesthadacharmingtete-a-tete,andhissistercouldhear,asshelayawakeinheradjoiningchamber,RebeccasingingovertoJostheoldsongsof1815.Hedidnotsleep,forawonder,thatnight,anymorethanAmelia.

           ItwasJune,and,byconsequence,highseasoninLondon;Jos,whoreadtheincomparableGalignani(theexile’sbestfriend)througheveryday,usedtofavourtheladieswithextractsfromhispaperduringtheirbreakfast.Everyweekinthispaperthereisafullaccountofmilitarymovements,inwhichJos,asamanwhohadseenservice,wasespeciallyinterested.Ononeoccasionhereadout"Arrivalofthethregiment.Gravesend,June20.TheRamchunder,EastIndiaman,cameintotheriverthismorning,havingonboard14officers,and132rankandfileofthisgallantcorps.TheyhavebeenabsentfromEnglandfourteenyears,havingbeenembarkedtheyearafterWaterloo,inwhichgloriousconflicttheytookanactivepart,andhavingsubsequentlydistinguishedthemselvesintheBurmesewar.Theveterancolonel,SirMichaelO’Dowd,K.C.B.,withhisladyandsister,landedhereyesterday,withCaptainsPosky,Stubble,Macraw,Malony;LieutenantsSmith,Jones,Thompson,F.

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