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Rebecca Is in Presence of the Enemy

           Sedleyhas,inthedepthsofherkindheart,alreadyarrangedascoreoflittleschemesforthesettlementofherAmelia,soalsohadourbelovedbutunprotectedRebeccadeterminedtodoherverybesttosecurethehusband,whowasevenmorenecessaryforherthanforherfriend.Shehadavividimagination;shehad,besides,readtheArabianNightsandGuthrie’sGeography;anditisafactthatwhileshewasdressingfordinner,andaftershehadaskedAmeliawhetherherbrotherwasveryrich,shehadbuiltforherselfamostmagnificentcastleintheair,ofwhichshewasmistress,withahusbandsomewhereinthebackground(shehadnotseenhimasyet,andhisfigurewouldnotthereforebeverydistinct);shehadarrayedherselfinaninfinityofshawls,turbans,anddiamondnecklaces,andhadmounteduponanelephanttothesoundofthemarchinBluebeard,inordertopayavisitofceremonytotheGrandMogul.CharmingAlnascharvisions!itisthehappyprivilegeofyouthtoconstructyou,andmanyafancifulyoungcreaturebesidesRebeccaSharphasindulgedinthesedelightfulday-dreamserenow!

           JosephSedleywastwelveyearsolderthanhissisterAmelia.HewasintheEastIndiaCompany’sCivilService,andhisnameappeared,attheperiodofwhichwewrite,intheBengaldivisionoftheEastIndiaRegister,ascollectorofBoggleyWollah,anhonourableandlucrativepost,aseverybodyknows:inordertoknowtowhathigherpostsJosephroseintheservice,thereaderisreferredtothesameperiodical.

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