Ярмарок марнославства

Which Contains Births, Marriages, and Deaths

           

           TheColonelbesoughtJostoflyatoncetogobacktoIndia,whitherMrs.Crawleycouldnotfollowhim;todoanythingtobreakoffaconnectionwhichmighthavethemostfatalconsequencestohim.

           Josclaspedhishandsandcried,"HewouldgobacktoIndia.Hewoulddoanything,onlyhemusthavetime:theymustn’tsayanythingtoMrs.Crawleyshe’dshe’dkillmeifsheknewit.Youdon’tknowwhataterriblewomansheis,"thepoorwretchsaid.

           "Then,whynotcomeawaywithme?"saidDobbininreply;butJoshadnotthecourage."HewouldseeDobbinagaininthemorning;hemustonnoaccountsaythathehadbeenthere.Hemustgonow.Beckymightcomein."AndDobbinquittedhim,fullofforebodings.

           HeneversawJosmore.ThreemonthsafterwardsJosephSedleydiedatAix-la-Chapelle.Itwasfoundthatallhispropertyhadbeenmuddledawayinspeculations,andwasrepresentedbyvaluelesssharesindifferentbubblecompanies.Allhisavailableassetswerethetwothousandpoundsforwhichhislifewasinsured,andwhichwereleftequallybetweenhisbeloved"sisterAmelia,wifeof,&c.,andhisfriendandinvaluableattendantduringsickness,Rebecca,wifeofLieutenant-ColonelRawdonCrawley,C.B.,"whowasappointedadministratrix.

           Thesolicitoroftheinsurancecompanysworeitwastheblackestcasethateverhadcomebeforehim,talkedofsendingacommissiontoAixtoexamineintothedeath,andtheCompanyrefusedpaymentofthepolicy.ButMrs.

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