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Our Friend the Major

           Sedley’sdeath,ofGeorge’sreconcilementwithhisgrandfatherOsborne,ofthewayinwhichthewidowtookonatleavinghim,andofotherparticularsofherlife.Twiceorthricehewasgoingtoaskaboutthemarriagequestion,buthisheartfailedhim.Hedidnotcaretolayitbaretothesepeople.Finally,hewasinformedthatMrs.O.wasgonetowalkwithherpainKensingtonGardens,whithershealwayswentwiththeoldgentleman(whowasveryweakandpeevishnow,andledherasadlife,thoughshebehavedtohimlikeanangel,tobesure),ofafineafternoon,afterdinner.

           "I’mverymuchpressedfortime,"theMajorsaid,"andhavebusinessto-nightofimportance.IshouldliketoseeMrs.Osbornetho’.SupposeMissPollywouldcomewithmeandshowmetheway?"

           MissPollywascharmedandastonishedatthisproposal.Sheknewtheway.ShewouldshowMajorDobbin.ShehadoftenbeenwithMr.SedleywhenMrs.O.wasgonewasgoneRussellSquarewayandknewthebenchwherehelikedtosit.Shebouncedawaytoherapartmentandappearedpresentlyinherbestbonnetandhermamma’syellowshawlandlargepebblebrooch,ofwhichsheassumedtheloaninordertomakeherselfaworthycompanionfortheMajor.

           Thatofficer,then,inhisbluefrock-coatandbuckskingloves,gavetheyoungladyhisarm,andtheywalkedawayverygaily.Hewasgladtohaveafriendathandforthescenewhichhedreadedsomehow.

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