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In Which Captain Dobbin Acts as the Messenger of Hymen

           

           Itwastheseweightyconsiderationswhichmadehimthinktoothatthemarriageshouldtakeplaceasquicklyaspossible.Washeanxioushimself,Iwonder,tohaveitover?aspeople,whendeathhasoccurred,liketopressforwardthefuneral,orwhenapartingisresolvedupon,hastenit.ItiscertainthatMr.Dobbin,havingtakenthematterinhand,wasmostextraordinarilyeagerintheconductofit.HeurgedonGeorgethenecessityofimmediateaction:heshowedthechancesofreconciliationwithhisfather,whichafavourablementionofhisnameintheGazettemustbringabout.Ifneedwerehewouldgohimselfandbraveboththefathersinthebusiness.Atallevents,hebesoughtGeorgetogothroughwithitbeforetheorderscame,whicheverybodyexpected,forthedepartureoftheregimentfromEnglandonforeignservice.

           Bentuponthesehymenealprojects,andwiththeapplauseandconsentofMrs.Sedley,whodidnotcaretobreakthematterpersonallytoherhusband,Mr.DobbinwenttoseekJohnSedleyathishouseofcallintheCity,theTapiocaCoffee-house,where,sincehisownofficeswereshutup,andfatehadovertakenhim,thepoorbroken-downoldgentlemanusedtobetakehimselfdaily,andwritelettersandreceivethem,andtiethemupintomysteriousbundles,severalofwhichhecarriedintheflapsofhiscoat.

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