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           Itisashame,heownedtohimself;buthangit,ifaprettywomanWILLthrowherselfinyourway,why,whatcanafellowdo,youknow?IAMratherfreeaboutwomen,hehadoftensaid,smilingandnoddingknowinglytoStubbleandSpooney,andothercomradesofthemess-table;andtheyratherrespectedhimthanotherwiseforthisprowess.Nexttoconqueringinwar,conqueringinlovehasbeenasourceofpride,timeoutofmind,amongstmeninVanityFair,orhowshouldschoolboysbragoftheiramours,orDonJuanbepopular?

           SoMr.Osborne,havingafirmconvictioninhisownmindthathewasawoman-killeranddestinedtoconquer,didnotruncountertohisfate,butyieldedhimselfuptoitquitecomplacently.AndasEmmydidnotsaymuchorplaguehimwithherjealousy,butmerelybecameunhappyandpinedoveritmiserablyinsecret,hechosetofancythatshewasnotsuspiciousofwhatallhisacquaintancewereperfectlyawarenamely,thathewascarryingonadesperateflirtationwithMrs.Crawley.Herodewithherwhenevershewasfree.HepretendedregimentalbusinesstoAmelia(bywhichfalsehoodshewasnotintheleastdeceived),andconsigninghiswifetosolitudeorherbrother’ssociety,passedhiseveningsintheCrawleys’company;losingmoneytothehusbandandflatteringhimselfthatthewifewasdyingofloveforhim.

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