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How Captain Dobbin Bought a Piano

           Hammerdownsaid;"letthecompanyexamineitasaworkofarttheattitudeofthegallantanimalquiteaccordingtonatur’;thegentlemaninanankeenjacket,hisguninhishand,isgoingtothechase;inthedistanceabanyhanntreeandapagody,mostlikelyresemblancesofsomeinterestingspotinourfamousEasternpossessions.Howmuchforthislot?Come,gentlemen,don’tkeepmehereallday."

           Someonebidfiveshillings,atwhichthemilitarygentlemanlookedtowardsthequarterfromwhichthissplendidofferhadcome,andtheresawanotherofficerwithayoungladyonhisarm,whobothappearedtobehighlyamusedwiththescene,andtowhom,finally,thislotwasknockeddownforhalfaguinea.Heatthetablelookedmoresurprisedanddiscomposedthaneverwhenhespiedthispair,andhisheadsankintohismilitarycollar,andheturnedhisbackuponthem,soastoavoidthemaltogether.

           OfalltheotherarticleswhichMr.Hammerdownhadthehonourtoofferforpubliccompetitionthatdayitisnotourpurposetomakemention,saveofoneonly,alittlesquarepiano,whichcamedownfromtheupperregionsofthehouse(thestategrandpianohavingbeendisposedofpreviously);thistheyoungladytriedwitharapidandskilfulhand(makingtheofficerblushandstartagain),andforit,whenitsturncame,heragentbegantobid.

           Buttherewasanoppositionhere.

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