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In Which Captain Dobbin Acts as the Messenger of Hymen

           Haggistoun,ColonelHaggistoun’swidow,arelationofLordBinkie,andalwaystalkingofhim,struckthedearunsophisticatedgirlsasratherhaughty,andtoomuchinclinedtotalkabouthergreatrelations:butRhodawaseverythingtheycouldwish—thefrankest,kindest,mostagreeablecreature—wantingalittlepolish,butsogood-natured.ThegirlsChristian-namedeachotheratonce.

           "Youshouldhaveseenherdressforcourt,Emmy,"Osbornecried,laughing."Shecametomysisterstoshowitoff,beforeshewaspresentedinstatebymyLadyBinkie,theHaggistoun’skinswoman.She’srelatedtoeveryone,thatHaggistoun.HerdiamondsblazedoutlikeVauxhallonthenightwewerethere.(DoyourememberVauxhall,Emmy,andJossingingtohisdearestdiddlediddledarling?)Diamondsandmahogany,mydear!thinkwhatanadvantageouscontrast—andthewhitefeathersinherhair—Imeaninherwool.Shehadearringslikechandeliers;youmighthavelighted’emup,byJove—andayellowsatintrainthatstreeledafterherlikethetailofacornet."

           "Howoldisshe?"askedEmmy,towhomGeorgewasrattlingawayregardingthisdarkparagon,onthemorningoftheirreunion—rattlingawayasnoothermanintheworldsurelycould.

           "WhytheBlackPrincess,thoughshehasonlyjustleftschool,mustbetwoorthreeandtwenty.Andyoushouldseethehandshewrites!Mrs.

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