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The Old Piano

           Allthesetwopennydocumentsarrangedonasidetable,oldSedleycoveredthemcarefullyoverwithacleanbandannahandkerchief(oneoutofMajorDobbin’slot)andenjoinedthemaidandlandladyofthehouse,inthemostsolemnway,nottodisturbthosepapers,whichwerearrangedforthearrivalofMr.JosephSedleythenextmorning,"Mr.JosephSedleyoftheHonourableEastIndiaCompany’sBengalCivilService."

           Ameliafoundhimupveryearlythenextmorning,moreeager,morehectic,andmoreshakythanever."Ididn’tsleepmuch,Emmy,mydear,"hesaid."IwasthinkingofmypoorBessy.Iwishshewasalive,torideinJos’scarriageonceagain.Shekeptherownandbecameitverywell."Andhiseyesfilledwithtears,whichtrickleddownhisfurrowedoldface.Ameliawipedthemaway,andsmilinglykissedhim,andtiedtheoldman’sneckclothinasmartbow,andputhisbroochintohisbestshirtfrill,inwhich,inhisSundaysuitofmourning,hesatfromsixo’clockinthemorningawaitingthearrivalofhisson.

           However,whenthepostmanmadehisappearance,thelittlepartywereputoutofsuspensebythereceiptofaletterfromJostohissister,whoannouncedthathefeltalittlefatiguedafterhisvoyage,andshouldnotbeabletomoveonthatday,butthathewouldleaveSouthamptonearlythenextmorningandbewithhisfatherandmotheratevening.Amelia,asshereadoutthelettertoherfather,pausedoverthelatterword;herbrother,itwasclear,didnotknowwhathadhappenedinthefamily.

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