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Captain Dobbin Proceeds on His Canvass

           Makinghisappearanceattheball,wherehedancedacoupleofsetswithbothofthem,andwasprodigiouslypolite,heactuallyhadthecouragetoaskMissOsborneforafewminutes’conversationatanearlyhourthenextday,whenhehad,hesaid,tocommunicatetohernewsoftheverygreatestinterest.

           Whatwasitthatmadeherstartback,andgazeuponhimforamoment,andthenonthegroundatherfeet,andmakeasifshewouldfaintonhisarm,hadhenotbyopportunelytreadingonhertoes,broughttheyoungladybacktoself-control?WhywasshesoviolentlyagitatedatDobbin’srequest?Thiscanneverbeknown.Butwhenhecamethenextday,Mariawasnotinthedrawing-roomwithhersister,andMissWirtwentoffforthepurposeoffetchingthelatter,andtheCaptainandMissOsbornewerelefttogether.TheywerebothsosilentthattheticktockoftheSacrificeofIphigeniaclockonthemantelpiecebecamequiterudelyaudible.

           "Whatanicepartyitwaslastnight,"MissOsborneatlengthbegan,encouragingly;"andandhowyou’reimprovedinyourdancing,CaptainDobbin.Surelysomebodyhastaughtyou,"sheadded,withamiablearchness.

           "YoushouldseemedanceareelwithMrs.MajorO’Dowdofours;andajigdidyoueverseeajig?ButIthinkanybodycoulddancewithyou,MissOsborne,whodancesowell."

           "IstheMajor’sladyyoungandbeautiful,Captain?"thefairquestionercontinued.

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