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Vauxhall

           TheyhadpreviouslybeentothepanoramaofMoscow,wherearudefellow,treadingonMissSharp’sfoot,causedhertofallbackwithalittleshriekintothearmsofMr.Sedley,andthislittleincidentincreasedthetendernessandconfidenceofthatgentlemantosuchadegree,thathetoldherseveralofhisfavouriteIndianstoriesoveragainfor,atleast,thesixthtime.

           "HowIshouldliketoseeIndia!"saidRebecca.

           "SHOULDyou?"saidJoseph,withamostkillingtenderness;andwasnodoubtabouttofollowupthisartfulinterrogatorybyaquestionstillmoretender(forhepuffedandpantedagreatdeal,andRebecca’shand,whichwasplacednearhisheart,couldcountthefeverishpulsationsofthatorgan),when,oh,provoking!thebellrangforthefireworks,and,agreatscufflingandrunningtakingplace,theseinterestingloverswereobligedtofollowinthestreamofpeople.

           CaptainDobbinhadsomethoughtsofjoiningthepartyatsupper:as,intruth,hefoundtheVauxhallamusementsnotparticularlylivelybutheparadedtwicebeforetheboxwherethenowunitedcouplesweremet,andnobodytookanynoticeofhim.Coverswerelaidforfour.Thematedpairswereprattlingawayquitehappily,andDobbinknewhewasascleanforgottenasifhehadneverexistedinthisworld.

           "Ishouldonlybedetrop,"saidtheCaptain,lookingatthemratherwistfully.

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