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In Which Two Lights are Put Out

           Whenourturncomes,friend,maywehavesuchcompanyinourprayers!

           Perhapsashewaslyingawakethen,hislifemayhavepassedbeforehimhisearlyhopefulstruggles,hismanlysuccessesandprosperity,hisdownfallinhisdecliningyears,andhispresenthelplessconditionnochanceofrevengeagainstFortune,whichhadhadthebetterofhimneithernamenormoneytobequeathaspent-out,bootlesslifeofdefeatanddisappointment,andtheendhere!Which,Iwonder,brotherreader,isthebetterlot,todieprosperousandfamous,orpooranddisappointed?Tohave,andtobeforcedtoyield;ortosinkoutoflife,havingplayedandlostthegame?Thatmustbeastrangefeeling,whenadayofourlifecomesandwesay,"To-morrow,successorfailurewon’tmattermuch,andthesunwillrise,andallthemyriadsofmankindgototheirworkortheirpleasureasusual,butIshallbeoutoftheturmoil."

           Sotherecameonemorningandsunrisewhenalltheworldgotupandsetaboutitsvariousworksandpleasures,withtheexceptionofoldJohnSedley,whowasnottofightwithfortune,ortohopeorschemeanymore,buttogoandtakeupaquietandutterlyunknownresidenceinachurchyardatBromptonbythesideofhisoldwife.

           MajorDobbin,Jos,andGeorgyfollowedhisremainstothegrave,inablackclothcoach.JoscameonpurposefromtheStarandGarteratRichmond,whitherheretreatedafterthedeplorableevent.

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