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In Which Jos Sedley Takes Care of His Sister

           TheAustrianarmyiscoming,butwiththeEmpressandtheKingofRomeatitshead;andtheRussians,bah!theRussianswillwithdraw.NoquarteristobegiventotheEnglish,onaccountoftheircrueltytoourbravesonboardtheinfamouspontoons.Lookhere,hereitisinblackandwhite.Here’stheproclamationofhisMajestytheEmperorandKing,"saidthenowdeclaredpartisanofNapoleon,andtakingthedocumentfromhispocket,Isidorsternlythrustitintohismaster’sface,andalreadylookeduponthefroggedcoatandvaluablesashisownspoil.

           Joswas,ifnotseriouslyalarmedasyet,atleastconsiderablydisturbedinmind."Givememycoatandcap,sir,saidhe,"andfollowme.Iwillgomyselfandlearnthetruthofthesereports."IsidorwasfuriousasJosputonthebraidedfrock."Milorhadbetternotwearthatmilitarycoat,"saidhe;"theFrenchmenhaveswornnottogivequartertoasingleBritishsoldier."

           "Silence,sirrah!"saidJos,witharesolutecountenancestill,andthrusthisarmintothesleevewithindomitableresolution,intheperformanceofwhichheroicacthewasfoundbyMrs.RawdonCrawley,whoatthisjuncturecameuptovisitAmelia,andenteredwithoutringingattheantechamberdoor.

           Rebeccawasdressedveryneatlyandsmartly,asusual:herquietsleepafterRawdon’sdeparturehadrefreshedher,andherpinksmilingcheekswerequitepleasanttolookat,inatownandonadaywheneverybodyelse’scountenanceworetheappearanceofthedeepestanxietyandgloom.

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