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           "Whataheavenlyday!"Emmysaidandadded,withgreatoriginality,"Ihopeweshallhaveacalmpassage."

           Joswavedhishand,scornfullyglancingatthesametimeunderhiseyelidsatthegreatfolksopposite."Ifyouhadmadethevoyageswehave,"hesaid,"youwouldn’tmuchcareabouttheweather."Butnevertheless,travellerashewas,hepassedthenightdirefullysickinhiscarriage,wherehiscouriertendedhimwithbrandy-and-waterandeveryluxury.

           InduetimethishappypartylandedatthequaysofRotterdam,whencetheyweretransportedbyanothersteamertothecityofCologne.Herethecarriageandthefamilytooktotheshore,andJoswasnotalittlegratifiedtoseehisarrivalannouncedintheColognenewspapersas"HerrGrafLordvonSedleynebstBegleitungausLondon."Hehadhiscourtdresswithhim;hehadinsistedthatDobbinshouldbringhisregimentalparaphernalia;heannouncedthatitwashisintentiontobepresentedatsomeforeigncourts,andpayhisrespectstotheSovereignsofthecountrieswhichhehonouredwithavisit.

           Whereverthepartystopped,andanopportunitywasoffered,Mr.JoslefthisowncardandtheMajor’supon"OurMinister."ItwaswithgreatdifficultythathecouldberestrainedfromputtingonhiscockedhatandtightstowaitupontheEnglishconsulattheFreeCityofJudenstadt,whenthathospitablefunctionaryaskedourtravellerstodinner.

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