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In Which Jos Takes Flight, and the War Is Brought to a Close

           TheMajor’shorsehadbeenshotunderhimastheregimentcharged,andtheyallthoughtthatO’Dowdwasgone,andthatDobbinhadgothismajority,untilontheirreturnfromthechargetotheiroldground,theMajorwasdiscoveredseatedonPyramus’scarcase,refreshinghim-selffromacase-bottle.ItwasCaptainOsbornethatcutdowntheFrenchlancerwhohadspearedtheensign.Ameliaturnedsopaleatthenotion,thatMrs.O’Dowdstoppedtheyoungensigninthisstory.AnditwasCaptainDobbinwhoattheendoftheday,thoughwoundedhimself,tookuptheladinhisarmsandcarriedhimtothesurgeon,andthencetothecartwhichwastobringhimbacktoBrussels.AnditwashewhopromisedthedrivertwolouisifhewouldmakehiswaytoMr.Sedley’shotelinthecity;andtellMrs.CaptainOsbornethattheactionwasover,andthatherhusbandwasunhurtandwell.

           "Indeed,buthehasagoodheartthatWilliamDobbin,"Mrs.O’Dowdsaid,"thoughheisalwayslaughingatme."

           YoungStubblevowedtherewasnotsuchanotherofficerinthearmy,andneverceasedhispraisesoftheseniorcaptain,hismodesty,hiskindness,andhisadmirablecoolnessinthefield.Tothesepartsoftheconversation,Amelialentaverydistractedattention:itwasonlywhenGeorgewasspokenofthatshelistened,andwhenhewasnotmentioned,shethoughtabouthim.

           Intendingherpatient,andinthinkingofthewonderfulescapesofthedaybefore,herseconddaypassedawaynottooslowlywithAmelia.

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