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Who Played on the Piano Captain Dobbin Bought

           "SuchnewsmightcreateapanicatVienna,andcauseRussiatodrophiscards,andtakePrussiaintoacorner,andTalleyrandandMetternichtowagtheirheadstogether,whilePrinceHardenberg,andeventhepresentMarquisofLondonderry,werepuzzled;buthowwasthisintelligencetoaffectayoungladyinRussellSquare,beforewhosedoorthewatchmansangthehourswhenshewasasleep:who,ifshestrolledinthesquare,wasguardedtherebytherailingsandthebeadle:who,ifshewalkedeversoshortadistancetobuyaribboninSouthamptonRow,wasfollowedbyBlackSambowithanenormouscane:whowasalwayscaredfor,dressed,puttobed,andwatchedoverbyeversomanyguardianangels,withandwithoutwages?BonDieu,Isay,isitnothardthatthefatefulrushofthegreatImperialstrugglecan’ttakeplacewithoutaffectingapoorlittleharmlessgirlofeighteen,whoisoccupiedinbillingandcooing,orworkingmuslincollarsinRussellSquare?Youtoo,kindly,homelyflower!isthegreatroaringwartempestcomingtosweepyoudown,here,althoughcoweringundertheshelterofHolborn?Yes;Napoleonisflinginghislaststake,andpoorlittleEmmySedley’shappinessforms,somehow,partofit.

           Inthefirstplace,herfather’sfortunewassweptdownwiththatfatalnews.Allhisspeculationshadoflategonewrongwiththelucklessoldgentleman.Ventureshadfailed;merchantshadbroken;fundshadrisenwhenhecalculatedtheywouldfall.

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