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Between London and Chatham

           Hishotelbill,lossesatbilliardsandcardstoCaptainCrawleyhadalmostdrainedtheyoungman’spurse,whichwantedreplenishingbeforehesetoutonhistravels,andhehadnoresourcebuttoinfringeuponthetwothousandpoundswhichtheattorneyswerecommissionedtopayovertohim.Hehadaperfectbeliefinhisownmindthathisfatherwouldrelentbeforeverylong.Howcouldanyparentbeobdurateforalengthoftimeagainstsuchaparagonashewas?Ifhismerepastandpersonalmeritsdidnotsucceedinmollifyinghisfather,Georgedeterminedthathewoulddistinguishhimselfsoprodigiouslyintheensuingcampaignthattheoldgentlemanmustgiveintohim.Andifnot?Bah!theworldwasbeforehim.Hisluckmightchangeatcards,andtherewasadealofspendingintwothousandpounds.

           SohesentoffAmeliaoncemoreinacarriagetohermamma,withstrictordersandcarteblanchetothetwoladiestopurchaseeverythingrequisiteforaladyofMrs.GeorgeOsborne’sfashion,whowasgoingonaforeigntour.Theyhadbutonedaytocompletetheoutfit,anditmaybeimaginedthattheirbusinessthereforeoccupiedthemprettyfully.Inacarriageoncemore,bustlingaboutfrommillinertolinen-draper,escortedbacktothecarriagebyobsequiousshopmenorpoliteowners,Mrs.Sedleywasherselfagainalmost,andsincerelyhappyforthefirsttimesincetheirmisfortunes.NorwasMrs.Ameliaatallabovethepleasureofshopping,andbargaining,andseeingandbuyingprettythings.

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