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The Old Piano

           Martin’sLaneusedtomakecruelfunwheneverheshowedhisduskycountenanceinthestreet,wassentbacktoCalcuttaintheLadyKickleburyEastIndiaman,inwhichSirWilliamDobbinhadashare,havingpreviouslytaughtJos’sEuropeantheartofpreparingcurries,pilaus,andpipes.ItwasamatterofgreatdelightandoccupationtoJostosuperintendthebuildingofasmartchariotwhichheandtheMajororderedintheneighbouringLongAcre:andapairofhandsomehorseswerejobbed,withwhichJosdroveaboutinstateinthepark,ortocalluponhisIndianfriends.Ameliawasnotseldombyhissideontheseexcursions,whenalsoMajorDobbinwouldbeseeninthebackseatofthecarriage.AtothertimesoldSedleyandhisdaughtertookadvantageofit,andMissClapp,whofrequentlyaccompaniedherfriend,hadgreatpleasureinbeingrecognizedasshesatinthecarriage,dressedinthefamousyellowshawl,bytheyounggentlemanatthesurgery,whosefacemightcommonlybeseenoverthewindow-blindsasshepassed.

           ShortlyafterJos’sfirstappearanceatBrompton,adismalscene,indeed,tookplaceatthathumblecottageatwhichtheSedleyshadpassedthelasttenyearsoftheirlife.Jos’scarriage(thetemporaryone,notthechariotunderconstruction)arrivedonedayandcarriedoffoldSedleyandhisdaughtertoreturnnomore.Thetearsthatwereshedbythelandladyandthelandlady’sdaughteratthateventwereasgenuinetearsofsorrowasanythathavebeenoutpouredinthecourseofthishistory.

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