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Widow and Mother

           Anditishardtosaywhichpangitwasthattoretheproudfather’sheartmostkeenlythathissonshouldhavegoneoutofthereachofhisforgiveness,orthattheapologywhichhisownprideexpectedshouldhaveescapedhim.

           Whateverhissensationsmighthavebeen,however,thestemoldmanwouldhavenoconfidant.Henevermentionedhisson’snametohisdaughters;butorderedtheeldertoplaceallthefemalesoftheestablishmentinmourning;anddesiredthatthemaleservantsshouldbesimilarlyattiredindeepblack.Allpartiesandentertainments,ofcourse,weretobeputoff.Nocommunicationsweremadetohisfutureson-in-law,whosemarriage-dayhadbeenfixed:buttherewasenoughinMr.Osborne’sappearancetopreventMr.Bullockfrommakinganyinquiries,orinanywaypressingforwardthatceremony.Heandtheladieswhisperedaboutitundertheirvoicesinthedrawing-roomsometimes,whitherthefathernevercame.Heremainedconstantlyinhisownstudy;thewholefrontpartofthehousebeingcloseduntilsometimeafterthecompletionofthegeneralmourning.

           Aboutthreeweeksafterthe18thofJune,Mr.Osborne’sacquaintance,SirWilliamDobbin,calledatMr.Osborne’shouseinRussellSquare,withaverypaleandagitatedface,andinsisteduponseeingthatgentleman.Usheredintohisroom,andafterafewwords,whichneitherthespeakernorthehostunderstood,theformerproducedfromaninclosurealettersealedwithalargeredseal.

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