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Between London and Chatham

           CaptainOsbornewasagreatloverofthedrama,andhadhimselfperformedhigh-comedycharacterswithgreatdistinctioninseveralgarrisontheatricalentertainments.Jossleptonuntillongafterdark,whenhewokeupwithastartatthemotionsofhisservant,whowasremovingandemptyingthedecantersonthetable;andthehackney-coachstandwasagainputintorequisitionforacarriagetoconveythisstoutherotohislodgingsandbed.

           Mrs.Sedley,youmaybesure,claspedherdaughtertoherheartwithallmaternaleagernessandaffection,runningoutofthedoorasthecarriagedrewupbeforethelittlegarden-gate,towelcometheweeping,trembling,youngbride.OldMr.Clapp,whowasinhisshirt-sleeves,trimmingthegarden-plot,shrankbackalarmed.TheIrishservant-lassrushedupfromthekitchenandsmileda"Godblessyou."Ameliacouldhardlywalkalongtheflagsandupthestepsintotheparlour.

           Howthefloodgateswereopened,andmotheranddaughterwept,whentheyweretogetherembracingeachotherinthissanctuary,mayreadilybeimaginedbyeveryreaderwhopossessestheleastsentimentalturn.Whendon’tladiesweep?Atwhatoccasionofjoy,sorrow,orotherbusinessoflife,and,aftersuchaneventasamarriage,motheranddaughterweresurelyatlibertytogivewaytoasensibilitywhichisastenderasitisrefreshing.AboutaquestionofmarriageIhaveseenwomenwhohateeachotherkissandcrytogetherquitefondly.

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