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A Marriage and Part of a Honeymoon

           HerewashisfriendCaptainDobbin,inblueandbrasstoo,havingabandonedthemilitaryfrockandFrench-greytrousers,whichweretheusualcoveringsofhislankyperson.

           Dobbinhadbeeninthecoffee-roomforanhourormore.Hehadtriedallthepapers,butcouldnotreadthem.Hehadlookedattheclockmanyscoresoftimes;andatthestreet,wheretherainwaspatteringdown,andthepeopleastheyclinkedbyinpattens,leftlongreflectionsontheshiningstone:hetattooedatthetable:hebithisnailsmostcompletely,andnearlytothequick(hewasaccustomedtoornamenthisgreatbighandsinthisway):hebalancedthetea-spoondexterouslyonthemilkjug:upsetit,&c.,&c.;andinfactshowedthosesignsofdisquietude,andpractisedthosedesperateattemptsatamusement,whichmenareaccustomedtoemploywhenveryanxious,andexpectant,andperturbedinmind.

           Someofhiscomrades,gentlemenwhousedtheroom,jokedhimaboutthesplendourofhiscostumeandhisagitationofmanner.Oneaskedhimifhewasgoingtobemarried?Dobbinlaughed,andsaidhewouldsendhisacquaintance(MajorWagstaffoftheEngineers)apieceofcakewhenthateventtookplace.AtlengthCaptainOsbornemadehisappearance,verysmartlydressed,butverypaleandagitatedaswehavesaid.Hewipedhispalefacewithalargeyellowbandannapocket-handkerchiefthatwasprodigiouslyscented.HeshookhandswithDobbin,lookedattheclock,andtoldJohn,thewaiter,tobringhimsomecuracao.

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