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In Which All the Principal Personages Think Fit to Leave Brighton

           Althoughallthelittleincidentsmustbeheard,yettheymustbeputoffwhenthegreateventsmaketheirappearance;andsurelysuchacircumstanceasthatwhichbroughtDobbintoBrighton,viz.,theorderingoutoftheGuardsandthelinetoBelgium,andthemusteringofthealliedarmiesinthatcountryunderthecommandofhisGracetheDukeofWellingtonsuchadignifiedcircumstanceasthat,Isay,wasentitledtothepasoverallminoroccurrenceswhereofthishistoryiscomposedmainly,andhencealittletriflingdisarrangementanddisorderwasexcusableandbecoming.WehaveonlynowadvancedintimesofarbeyondChapterXXIIastohavegotourvariouscharactersupintotheirdressing-roomsbeforethedinner,whichtookplaceasusualonthedayofDobbin’sarrival.

           GeorgewastoohumaneortoomuchoccupiedwiththetieofhisneckclothtoconveyatonceallthenewstoAmeliawhichhiscomradehadbroughtwithhimfromLondon.Hecameintoherroom,however,holdingtheattorney’sletterinhishand,andwithsosolemnandimportantanairthathiswife,alwaysingeniouslyonthewatchforcalamity,thoughttheworstwasabouttobefall,andrunninguptoherhusband,besoughtherdearestGeorgetotellhereverythinghewasorderedabroad;therewouldbeabattlenextweeksheknewtherewould.

           DearestGeorgeparriedthequestionaboutforeignservice,andwithamelancholyshakeoftheheadsaid,"No,Emmy;itisn’tthat:it’snotmyselfIcareabout:it’syou.Ihavehadbadnewsfrommyfather.

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