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In Which Captain Dobbin Acts as the Messenger of Hymen

           

           "You’reamilitaryman,"hewenton;"Iaskyou,BillDobbin,couldanymaneverhavespeculateduponthereturnofthatCorsicanscoundrelfromElba?Whenthealliedsovereignswereherelastyear,andwegave’emthatdinnerintheCity,sir,andwesawtheTempleofConcord,andthefireworks,andtheChinesebridgeinSt.James’sPark,couldanysensiblemansupposethatpeacewasn’treallyconcluded,afterwe’dactuallysungTeDeumforit,sir?Iaskyou,William,couldIsupposethattheEmperorofAustriawasadamnedtraitoratraitor,andnothingmore?Idon’tmincewordsadouble-facedinfernaltraitorandschemer,whomeanttohavehisson-in-lawbackallalong.AndIsaythattheescapeofBoneyfromElbawasadamnedimpositionandplot,sir,inwhichhalfthepowersofEuropewereconcerned,tobringthefundsdown,andtoruinthiscountry.That’swhyI’mhere,William.That’swhymyname’sintheGazette.Why,sir?becauseItrustedtheEmperorofRussiaandthePrinceRegent.Lookhere.Lookatmypapers.Lookwhatthefundswereonthe1stofMarchwhattheFrenchfiveswerewhenIboughtforthecount.Andwhatthey’reatnow.Therewascollusion,sir,orthatvillainneverwouldhaveescaped.WherewastheEnglishCommissionerwhoallowedhimtogetaway?Heoughttobeshot,sirbroughttoacourt-martial,andshot,byJove.

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