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           Hisveryfirstpoint,ofcourse,wastobecomeamemberoftheOrientalClub,wherehespenthismorningsinthecompanyofhisbrotherIndians,wherehedined,orwhencehebroughthomementodine.

           Ameliahadtoreceiveandentertainthesegentlemenandtheirladies.FromthesesheheardhowsoonSmithwouldbeinCouncil;howmanylacsJoneshadbroughthomewithhim,howThomson’sHouseinLondonhadrefusedthebillsdrawnbyThomson,Kibobjee,andCo.,theBombayHouse,andhowitwasthoughttheCalcuttaHousemustgotoo;howveryimprudent,tosaytheleastofit,Mrs.Brown’sconduct(wifeofBrownoftheAhmednuggurIrregulars)hadbeenwithyoungSwankeyoftheBodyGuard,sittingupwithhimondeckuntilallhours,andlosingthemselvesastheywereridingoutattheCape;howMrs.Hardymanhadhadoutherthirteensisters,daughtersofacountrycurate,theRev:FelixRabbits,andmarriedelevenofthem,sevenhighupintheservice;howHornbywaswildbecausehiswifewouldstayinEurope,andTrotterwasappointedCollectoratUmmerapoora.Thisandsimilartalktookplaceatthegranddinnersallround.Theyhadthesameconversation;thesamesilverdishes;thesamesaddlesofmutton,boiledturkeys,andentrees.Politicssetinashorttimeafterdessert,whentheladiesretiredupstairsandtalkedabouttheircomplaintsandtheirchildren.

           Mutatonomine,itisallthesame.

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