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How Captain Dobbin Bought a Piano

           Wedon’tknowhowmuchtheyhidefromus:howwatchfultheyarewhentheyseemmostartlessandconfidential:howoftenthosefranksmileswhichtheywearsoeasily,aretrapstocajoleoreludeordisarmIdon’tmeaninyourmerecoquettes,butyourdomesticmodels,andparagonsoffemalevirtue.Whohasnotseenawomanhidethedulnessofastupidhusband,orcoaxthefuryofasavageone?Weacceptthisamiableslavishness,andpraiseawomanforit:wecallthisprettytreacherytruth.Agoodhousewifeisofnecessityahumbug;andCornelia’shusbandwashoodwinked,asPotipharwasonlyinadifferentway.

           Bytheseattentions,thatveteranrake,RawdonCrawley,foundhimselfconvertedintoaveryhappyandsubmissivemarriedman.Hisformerhauntsknewhimnot.Theyaskedabouthimonceortwiceathisclubs,butdidnotmisshimmuch:inthoseboothsofVanityFairpeopleseldomdomisseachother.Hissecludedwifeeversmilingandcheerful,hislittlecomfortablelodgings,snugmeals,andhomelyevenings,hadallthecharmsofnoveltyandsecrecy.Themarriagewasnotyetdeclaredtotheworld,orpublishedintheMorningPost.Allhiscreditorswouldhavecomerushingonhiminabody,hadtheyknownthathewasunitedtoawomanwithoutfortune."Myrelationswon’tcryfieuponme,"Beckysaid,withratherabitterlaugh;andshewasquitecontentedtowaituntiltheoldauntshouldbereconciled,beforesheclaimedherplaceinsociety.

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