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How Captain Dobbin Bought a Piano

           WhatguestatDives’stablecanpassthefamiliarhousewithoutasigh?thefamiliarhouseofwhichthelightsusedtoshinesocheerfullyatseveno’clock,ofwhichthehall-doorsopenedsoreadily,ofwhichtheobsequiousservants,asyoupassedupthecomfortablestair,soundedyournamefromlandingtolanding,untilitreachedtheapartmentwherejollyoldDiveswelcomedhisfriends!Whatanumberofthemhehad;andwhatanoblewayofentertainingthem.Howwittypeopleusedtobeherewhoweremorosewhentheygotoutofthedoor;andhowcourteousandfriendlymenwhoslanderedandhatedeachothereverywhereelse!Hewaspompous,butwithsuchacookwhatwouldonenotswallow?hewasratherdull,perhaps,butwouldnotsuchwinemakeanyconversationpleasant?WemustgetsomeofhisBurgundyatanyprice,themournerscryathisclub."IgotthisboxatoldDives’ssale,"Pinchersays,handingitround,"oneofLouisXV’smistressesprettything,isitnot?sweetminiature,"andtheytalkofthewayinwhichyoungDivesisdissipatinghisfortune.

           Howchangedthehouseis,though!Thefrontispatchedoverwithbills,settingforththeparticularsofthefurnitureinstaringcapitals.Theyhavehungashredofcarpetoutofanupstairswindowahalfdozenofportersareloungingonthedirtystepsthehallswarmswithdingyguestsoforientalcountenance,whothrustprintedcardsintoyourhand,andoffertobid.

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