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Captain Dobbin Proceeds on His Canvass

           HisdutyitwastocalluponoldSedleyandhiswife,andtokeeptheformeringoodhumour:todrawJosandhisbrother-in-lawnearertogether,sothatJos’spositionanddignity,ascollectorofBoggleyWollah,mightcompensateforhisfather’slossofstation,andtendtoreconcileoldOsbornetothealliance:andfinally,tocommunicateittothelatterinsuchawayasshouldleastirritatetheoldgentleman.

           Now,beforehefacedtheheadoftheOsbornehousewiththenewswhichitwashisdutytotell,Dobbinbethoughthimthatitwouldbepolitictomakefriendsoftherestofthefamily,and,ifpossible,havetheladiesonhisside.Theycan’tbeangryintheirhearts,thoughthe.Nowomaneverwasreallyangryataromanticmarriage.Alittlecryingout,andtheymustcomeroundtotheirbrother;whenthethreeofuswilllaysiegetooldMr.Osborne.SothisMachiavelliancaptainofinfantrycastabouthimforsomehappymeansorstratagembywhichhecouldgentlyandgraduallybringtheMissesOsbornetoaknowledgeoftheirbrother’ssecret.

           Byalittleinquiryregardinghismother’sengagements,hewasprettysoonabletofindoutbywhomofherladyship’sfriendspartiesweregivenatthatseason;wherehewouldbelikelytomeetOsborne’ssisters;and,thoughhehadthatabhorrenceofroutsandeveningpartieswhichmanysensiblemen,alas!entertain,hesoonfoundonewheretheMissesOsborneweretobepresent.

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