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How Captain Dobbin Bought a Piano

           

           "Lookatthemwiththeirhookedbeaks,"Beckysaid,gettingintothebuggy,herpictureunderherarm,ingreatglee."They’relikevulturesafterabattle."

           "Don’tknow.Neverwasinaction,mydear.AskMartingale;hewasinSpain,aide-de-camptoGeneralBlazes."

           "Hewasaverykindoldman,Mr.Sedley,"Rebeccasaid;"I’mreallysorryhe’sgonewrong."

           "Ostockbrokersbankruptsusedtoit,youknow,"Rawdonreplied,cuttingaflyoffthehorse’sear.

           "Iwishwecouldhaveaffordedsomeoftheplate,Rawdon,"thewifecontinuedsentimentally."Five-and-twentyguineaswasmonstrouslydearforthatlittlepiano.WechoseitatBroadwood’sforAmelia,whenshecamefromschool.Itonlycostfive-and-thirtythen."

           "What-d’-ye-call’em—‘Osborne,’willcryoffnow,Isuppose,sincethefamilyissmashed.Howcutupyourprettylittlefriendwillbe;hey,Becky?"

           "Idaresayshe’llrecoverit,"Beckysaidwithasmileandtheydroveonandtalkedaboutsomethingelse.

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