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In Which Jos Sedley Takes Care of His Sister

           Osborne,whoseconducttohim,andtoallinferiors,wasgenerallyoverbearing(nordoesthecontinentaldomesticliketobetreatedwithinsolenceasourownbetter-temperedservantsdo),andsecondly,hewasangrythatsomanyvaluablesshouldberemovedfromunderhishands,tofallintootherpeople’spossessionwhentheEnglishdiscomfitureshouldarrive.OfthisdefeatheandavastnumberofotherpersonsinBrusselsandBelgiumdidnotmaketheslightestdoubt.Thealmostuniversalbeliefwas,thattheEmperorwoulddividethePrussianandEnglisharmies,annihilateoneaftertheother,andmarchintoBrusselsbeforethreedayswereover:whenallthemovablesofhispresentmasters,whowouldbekilled,orfugitives,orprisoners,wouldlawfullybecomethepropertyofMonsieurIsidor.

           AshehelpedJosthroughhistoilsomeandcomplicateddailytoilette,thisfaithfulservantwouldcalculatewhatheshoulddowiththeveryarticleswithwhichhewasdecoratinghismaster’sperson.Hewouldmakeapresentofthesilveressence-bottlesandtoiletknicknackstoayoungladyofwhomhewasfond;andkeeptheEnglishcutleryandthelargerubypinforhimself.

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