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In Which Captain Dobbin Acts as the Messenger of Hymen

           Haggistoun,ColonelHaggistoun’swidow,arelationofLordBinkie,andalwaystalkingofhim,struckthedearunsophisticatedgirlsasratherhaughty,andtoomuchinclinedtotalkabouthergreatrelations:butRhodawaseverythingtheycouldwishthefrankest,kindest,mostagreeablecreaturewantingalittlepolish,butsogood-natured.ThegirlsChristian-namedeachotheratonce.

           "Youshouldhaveseenherdressforcourt,Emmy,"Osbornecried,laughing."Shecametomysisterstoshowitoff,beforeshewaspresentedinstatebymyLadyBinkie,theHaggistoun’skinswoman.She’srelatedtoeveryone,thatHaggistoun.HerdiamondsblazedoutlikeVauxhallonthenightwewerethere.(DoyourememberVauxhall,Emmy,andJossingingtohisdearestdiddlediddledarling?)Diamondsandmahogany,mydear!thinkwhatanadvantageouscontrastandthewhitefeathersinherhairImeaninherwool.Shehadearringslikechandeliers;youmighthavelighted’emup,byJoveandayellowsatintrainthatstreeledafterherlikethetailofacornet."

           "Howoldisshe?"askedEmmy,towhomGeorgewasrattlingawayregardingthisdarkparagon,onthemorningoftheirreunionrattlingawayasnoothermanintheworldsurelycould.

           "WhytheBlackPrincess,thoughshehasonlyjustleftschool,mustbetwoorthreeandtwenty.Andyoushouldseethehandshewrites!Mrs.

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