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Our Friend the Major

           SotheMajorwasforcedtowaitoverthatnight,anddispatchedalettertohisfamilyannouncinghisarrival,entreatingfromJosapromisetowritetohisownfriends.Jospromised,butdidn’tkeephispromise.TheCaptain,thesurgeon,andoneortwopassengerscameanddinedwithourtwogentlemenattheinn,JosexertinghimselfinasumptuouswayinorderingthedinnerandpromisingtogototownthenextdaywiththeMajor.ThelandlordsaiditdidhiseyesgoodtoseeMr.Sedleytakeoffhisfirstpintofporter.IfIhadtimeanddaredtoenterintodigressions,IwouldwriteachapteraboutthatfirstpintofporterdrunkuponEnglishground.Ah,howgooditis!Itisworth-whiletoleavehomeforayear,justtoenjoythatonedraught.

           MajorDobbinmadehisappearancethenextmorningveryneatlyshavedanddressed,accordingtohiswont.Indeed,itwassoearlyinthemorningthatnobodywasupinthehouseexceptthatwonderfulBootsofaninnwhoneverseemstowantsleep;andtheMajorcouldhearthesnoresofthevariousinmatesofthehouseroaringthroughthecorridorsashecreakedaboutinthosedimpassages.ThenthesleeplessBootswentshirkingroundfromdoortodoor,gatheringupateachtheBluchers,Wellingtons,Oxonians,whichstoodoutside.ThenJos’snativeservantaroseandbegantogetreadyhismaster’sponderousdressingapparatusandpreparehishookah;thenthemaidservantsgotup,andmeetingthedarkmaninthepassages,shrieked,andmistookhimforthedevil.

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