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In Which Captain Dobbin Acts as the Messenger of Hymen

           "Wasitpossible?Wellshenever!Mrs.Sedleywasallexcitementaboutthisnews.ShewishedthatBlenkinsopwereheretohearit:BlenkinsopalwaysmistrustedthatMissSharp.—WhatanescapeJoshadhad!andshedescribedthealreadywell-knownlove-passagesbetweenRebeccaandtheCollectorofBoggleyWollah.

           Itwasnot,however,Mr.Sedley’swrathwhichDobbinfeared,somuchasthatoftheotherparentconcerned,andheownedthathehadaveryconsiderabledoubtandanxietyrespectingthebehaviouroftheblack-browedoldtyrantofaRussiamerchantinRussellSquare.Hehasforbiddenthematchperemptorily,Dobbinthought.HeknewwhatasavagedeterminedmanOsbornewas,andhowhestuckbyhisword."TheonlychanceGeorgehasofreconcilement,"arguedhisfriend,"isbydistinguishinghimselfinthecomingcampaign.Ifhediestheybothgotogether.Ifhefailsindistinction—whatthen?Hehassomemoneyfromhismother,Ihaveheardenoughtopurchasehismajority—orhemustselloutandgoanddiginCanada,orroughitinacottageinthecountry."WithsuchapartnerDobbinthoughthewouldnotmindSiberia—and,strangetosay,thisabsurdandutterlyimprudentyoungfellowneverforamomentconsideredthatthewantofmeanstokeepanicecarriageandhorses,andofanincomewhichshouldenableitspossessorstoentertaintheirfriendsgenteelly,oughttooperateasbarstotheunionofGeorgeandMissSedley.

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