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Vauxhall

           "Orif,onthecontrary,wehadtakenafancyfortheterrible,andmadetheloverofthenewfemmedechambreaprofessionalburglar,whoburstsintothehousewithhisband,slaughtersblackSamboatthefeetofhismaster,andcarriesoffAmeliainhernight-dress,nottobeletlooseagaintillthethirdvolume,weshouldeasilyhaveconstructedataleofthrillinginterest,throughthefierychaptersofwhichthereadershouldhurry,panting.Butmyreadersmusthopefornosuchromance,onlyahomelystory,andmustbecontentwithachapteraboutVauxhall,whichissoshortthatitscarcedeservestobecalledachapteratall.Andyetitisachapter,andaveryimportantonetoo.Arenottherelittlechaptersineverybody’slife,thatseemtobenothing,andyetaffectalltherestofthehistory?

           LetusthenstepintothecoachwiththeRussellSquareparty,andbeofftotheGardens.ThereisbarelyroombetweenJosandMissSharp,whoareonthefrontseat.Mr.Osbornesittingbodkinopposite,betweenCaptainDobbinandAmelia.

           EverysoulinthecoachagreedthatonthatnightJoswouldproposetomakeRebeccaSharpMrs.Sedley.Theparentsathomehadacquiescedinthearrangement,though,betweenourselves,oldMr.Sedleyhadafeelingverymuchakintocontemptforhisson.Hesaidhewasvain,selfish,lazy,andeffeminate.Hecouldnotendurehisairsasamanoffashion,andlaughedheartilyathispompousbraggadociostories.

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