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Widow and Mother

           Osbornemadenomotiontotakeit,butshoutedoutoncemoreandwithanothercursetohisservanttodriveon.

           Dobbinlaidhishandonthecarriageside."Iwillseeyou,sir,"hesaid."Ihaveamessageforyou."

           "Fromthatwoman?"saidOsborne,fiercely.

           "No,"repliedtheother,"fromyourson";atwhichOsbornefellbackintothecornerofhiscarriage,andDobbinallowingittopasson,rodeclosebehindit,andsothroughthetownuntiltheyreachedMr.Osborne’shotel,andwithoutaword.TherehefollowedOsborneuptohisapartments.Georgehadoftenbeenintherooms;theywerethelodgingswhichtheCrawleyshadoccupiedduringtheirstayinBrussels.

           "Pray,haveyouanycommandsforme,CaptainDobbin,or,Ibegyourpardon,IshouldsayMAJORDobbin,sincebettermenthanyouaredead,andyoustepintotheirSHOES?"saidMr.Osborne,inthatsarcastictonewhichhesometimeswaspleasedtoassume.

           "BettermenAREdead,"Dobbinreplied."Iwanttospeaktoyouaboutone."

           "Makeitshort,sir,"saidtheotherwithanoath,scowlingathisvisitor.

           "Iamhereashisclosestfriend,"theMajorresumed,"andtheexecutorofhiswill.Hemadeitbeforehewentintoaction.Areyouawarehowsmallhismeansare,andofthestraitenedcircumstancesofhiswidow?"

           "Idon’tknowhiswidow,sir,"Osbornesaid."Lethergobacktoherfather.

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