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Struggles and Trials

           AndhemusthavemeditatedonwhatshesaidandhavemadesomeinquiriesoftheDobbinfamilyregardinghervisit,forafortnightafterittookplace,heaskedherwherewasherlittleFrenchwatchandchainsheusedtowear?

           "Iboughtitwithmymoney,sir,"shesaidinagreatfright.

           "Goandorderanotherlikeit,orabetterifyoucangetit,"saidtheoldgentlemanandlapsedagainintosilence.

           OflatetheMissesDobbinmorethanoncerepeatedtheirentreatiestoAmelia,toallowGeorgetovisitthem.Hisaunthadshownherinclination;perhapshisgrandfatherhimself,theyhinted,mightbedisposedtobereconciledtohim.Surely,Ameliacouldnotrefusesuchadvantageouschancesfortheboy.Norcouldshe,butsheaccededtotheirovertureswithaveryheavyandsuspiciousheart,wasalwaysuneasyduringthechild’sabsencefromher,andwelcomedhimbackasifhewasrescuedoutofsomedanger.Hebroughtbackmoneyandtoys,atwhichthewidowlookedwithalarmandjealousy;sheaskedhimalwaysifhehadseenanygentleman—"OnlyoldSirWilliam,whodrovehimaboutinthefour-wheeledchaise,andMr.Dobbin,whoarrivedonthebeautifulbayhorseintheafternooninthegreencoatandpinkneck-cloth,withthegold-headedwhip,whopromisedtoshowhimtheTowerofLondonandtakehimoutwiththeSurreyhounds."Atlast,hesaid,"Therewasanoldgentleman,withthickeyebrows,andabroadhat,andlargechainandseals.

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