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Which Contains Births, Marriages, and Deaths

           Andasshelookedatherhusband’sportraitofnights,itnolongerreproachedherperhapsshereproachedit,nowWilliamwasgone.

           Emmywasnotveryhappyafterherheroicsacrifice.Shewasverydistraite,nervous,silent,andilltoplease.Thefamilyhadneverknownhersopeevish.Shegrewpaleandill.Sheusedtotrytosingcertainsongs("Einsambinichnichtalleine,"wasoneofthem,thattenderlove-songofWeber’swhichinold-fashioneddays,youngladies,andwhenyouwerescarcelyborn,showedthatthosewholivedbeforeyouknewtoohowtoloveandtosing)certainsongs,Isay,towhichtheMajorwaspartial;andasshewarbledtheminthetwilightinthedrawing-room,shewouldbreakoffinthemidstofthesong,andwalkintoherneighbouringapartment,andthere,nodoubt,takerefugeintheminiatureofherhusband.

           Somebooksstillsubsisted,afterDobbin’sdeparture,withhisnamewritteninthem;aGermandictionary,forinstance,with"WilliamDobbin,thReg.,"inthefly-leaf;aguide-bookwithhisinitials;andoneortwoothervolumeswhichbelongedtotheMajor.Emmyclearedtheseawayandputthemonthedrawers,wheresheplacedherwork-box,herdesk,herBible,andprayer-book,underthepicturesofthetwoGeorges.AndtheMajor,ongoingaway,havinglefthisglovesbehindhim,itisafactthatGeorgy,rummaginghismother’sdesksometimeafterwards,foundtheglovesneatlyfoldedupandputawayinwhattheycallthesecret-drawersofthedesk.

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