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How Captain Dobbin Bought a Piano

           Sedley,hadhisdomicile,andinthisasylumthegoodoldgentlemanhidhisheadwithhiswifeanddaughterwhenthecrashcame.

           JosSedleyhadactedasamanofhisdispositionwould,whentheannouncementofthefamilymisfortunereachedhim.HedidnotcometoLondon,buthewrotetohismothertodrawuponhisagentsforwhatevermoneywaswanted,sothathiskindbroken-spiritedoldparentshadnopresentpovertytofear.Thisdone,Joswentonattheboarding-houseatCheltenhamprettymuchasbefore.Hedrovehiscurricle;hedrankhisclaret;heplayedhisrubber;hetoldhisIndianstories,andtheIrishwidowconsoledandflatteredhimasusual.Hispresentofmoney,needfulasitwas,madelittleimpressiononhisparents;andIhaveheardAmeliasaythatthefirstdayonwhichshesawherfatherliftuphisheadafterthefailurewasonthereceiptofthepacketofforksandspoonswiththeyoungstockbrokers’love,overwhichheburstoutcryinglikeachild,beinggreatlymoreaffectedthanevenhiswife,towhomthepresentwasaddressed.EdwardDale,thejuniorofthehouse,whopurchasedthespoonsforthefirm,was,infact,verysweetuponAmelia,andofferedforherinspiteofall.HemarriedMissLouisaCutts(daughterofHighamandCutts,theeminentcornfactors)withahandsomefortunein1820;andisnowlivinginsplendour,andwithanumerousfamily,athiselegantvilla,MuswellHill.Butwemustnotlettherecollectionsofthisgoodfellowcauseustodivergefromtheprincipalhistory.

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