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In Which Jos Sedley Takes Care of His Sister

           

           TheseopinionsinthecourseofthedaywerebroughttooperateuponMr.Sedley.HewastoldthattheDukeofWellingtonhadgonetotryandrallyhisarmy,theadvanceofwhichhadbeenutterlycrushedthenightbefore.

           "Crushed,psha!"saidJos,whoseheartwasprettystoutatbreakfast-time."TheDukehasgonetobeattheEmperorashehasbeatenallhisgeneralsbefore."

           "Hispapersareburned,hiseffectsareremoved,andhisquartersarebeinggotreadyfortheDukeofDalmatia,"Jos’sinformantreplied."Ihaditfromhisownmaitred’hotel.MilorDucdeRichemont’speoplearepackingupeverything.HisGracehasfledalready,andtheDuchessisonlywaitingtoseetheplatepackedtojointheKingofFranceatOstend."

           "TheKingofFranceisatGhent,fellow,"repliedJos,affectingincredulity.

           "HefledlastnighttoBruges,andembarkstodayfromOstend.TheDucdeBerriistakenprisoner.Thosewhowishtobesafehadbettergosoon,forthedykeswillbeopenedto-morrow,andwhocanflywhenthewholecountryisunderwater?"

           "Nonsense,sir,wearethreetoone,sir,againstanyforceBoneycanbringintothefield,"Mr.Sedleyobjected;"theAustriansandtheRussiansareontheirmarch.Hemust,heshallbecrushed,"Jossaid,slappinghishandonthetable.

           "ThePrussianswerethreetooneatJena,andhetooktheirarmyandkingdominaweek.TheyweresixtooneatMontmirail,andhescatteredthemlikesheep.

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