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In Which Captain Dobbin Acts as the Messenger of Hymen

           Shehadthatnightasweetrefreshingsleep,likeoneandwhataspringofinexpressiblehappinessasshewokeinthemorningsunshine!

           "Hewillbehereagainto-day,"Ameliathought."Heisthegreatestandbestofmen."Andthefactis,thatGeorgethoughthewasoneofthegenerousestcreaturesalive:andthathewasmakingatremendoussacrificeinmarryingthisyoungcreature.

           WhilesheandOsbornewerehavingtheirdelightfultete-a-teteabovestairs,oldMrs.SedleyandCaptainDobbinwereconversingbelowuponthestateoftheaffairs,andthechancesandfuturearrangementsoftheyoungpeople.Mrs.Sedleyhavingbroughtthetwoloverstogetherandleftthemembracingeachotherwithalltheirmight,likeatruewoman,wasofopinionthatnopoweronearthwouldinduceMr.Sedleytoconsenttothematchbetweenhisdaughterandthesonofamanwhohadsoshamefully,wickedly,andmonstrouslytreatedhim.Andshetoldalongstoryabouthappierdaysandtheirearliersplendours,whenOsbornelivedinaveryhumblewayintheNewRoad,andhiswifewastoogladtoreceivesomeofJos’slittlebabythings,withwhichMrs.SedleyaccommodatedheratthebirthofoneofOsborne’sownchildren.Thefiendishingratitudeofthatman,shewassure,hadbrokenMr.S.‘sheart:andasforamarriage,hewouldnever,never,never,neverconsent.

           "Theymustrunawaytogether,Ma’am,"Dobbinsaid,laughing,"andfollowtheexampleofCaptainRawdonCrawley,andMissEmmy’sfriendthelittlegoverness.

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