In Which Amelia Joins Her Regiment

           WhenJos’sfinecarriagedroveuptotheinndooratChatham,thefirstfacewhichAmeliarecognizedwasthefriendlycountenanceofCaptainDobbin,whohadbeenpacingthestreetforanhourpastinexpectationofhisfriends’arrival.TheCaptain,withshellsonhisfrockcoat,andacrimsonsashandsabre,presentedamilitaryappearance,whichmadeJosquiteproudtobeabletoclaimsuchanacquaintance,andthestoutcivilianhailedhimwithacordialityverydifferentfromthereceptionwhichJosvouchsafedtohisfriendinBrightonandBondStreet.

           AlongwiththeCaptainwasEnsignStubble;who,asthebarouchenearedtheinn,burstoutwithanexclamationof"ByJove!whataprettygirl";highlyapplaudingOsborne’schoice.Indeed,Ameliadressedinherwedding-pelisseandpinkribbons,withaflushinherface,occasionedbyrapidtravelthroughtheopenair,lookedsofreshandpretty,asfullytojustifytheEnsign’scompliment.Dobbinlikedhimformakingit.Ashesteppedforwardtohelptheladyoutofthecarriage,Stubblesawwhataprettylittlehandshegavehim,andwhatasweetprettylittlefootcametrippingdownthestep.Heblushedprofusely,andmadetheverybestbowofwhichhewascapable;towhichAmelia,seeingthenumberofthetheregimentembroideredontheEnsign’scap,repliedwithablushingsmile,andacurtseyonherpart;whichfinishedtheyoungEnsignonthespot.DobbintookmostkindlytoMr.

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