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Which Treats of the Osborne Family

           Osbornegotsomehintofthetransaction,camebackfromtheCityabruptly,andenteredthedrawing-roomwithhisbamboocane;foundthepainter,thepupil,andthecompanionalllookingexceedinglypalethere;turnedtheformeroutofdoorswithmenacesthathewouldbreakeveryboneinhisskin,andhalfanhourafterwardsdismissedMissWirtlikewise,kickinghertrunksdownthestairs,tramplingonherbandboxes,andshakinghisfistatherhackneycoachasitboreheraway.

           JaneOsbornekeptherbedroomformanydays.Shewasnotallowedtohaveacompanionafterwards.Herfathersworetoherthatsheshouldnothaveashillingofhismoneyifshemadeanymatchwithouthisconcurrence;andashewantedawomantokeephishouse,hedidnotchoosethatsheshouldmarry,sothatshewasobligedtogiveupallprojectswithwhichCupidhadanyshare.Duringherpapa’slife,then,sheresignedherselftothemannerofexistenceheredescribed,andwascontenttobeanoldmaid.Hersister,meanwhile,washavingchildrenwithfinernameseveryyearandtheintercoursebetweenthetwogrewfaintercontinually."JaneandIdonotmoveinthesamesphereoflife,"Mrs.Bullocksaid."Iregardherasasister,ofcourse"—whichmeanswhatdoesitmeanwhenaladysaysthatsheregardsJaneasasister?

           IthasbeendescribedhowtheMissesDobbinlivedwiththeirfatheratafinevillaatDenmarkHill,wheretherewerebeautifulgraperiesandpeach-treeswhichdelightedlittleGeorgyOsborne.

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