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Who Played on the Piano Captain Dobbin Bought

           WhiletheFrenchnationandarmywereswearingfidelityroundtheeaglesintheChampdeMars,fourmightyEuropeanhostsweregettinginmotionforthegreatchasseal’aigle;andoneofthesewasaBritisharmy,ofwhichtwoheroesofours,CaptainDobbinandCaptainOsborne,formedaportion.

           ThenewsofNapoleon’sescapeandlandingwasreceivedbythegallant—thwithafierydelightandenthusiasm,whicheverybodycanunderstandwhoknowsthatfamouscorps.Fromthecoloneltothesmallestdrummerintheregiment,allwerefilledwithhopeandambitionandpatrioticfury;andthankedtheFrenchEmperorasforapersonalkindnessincomingtodisturbthepeaceofEurope.Nowwasthetimethe—thhadsolongpantedfor,toshowtheircomradesinarmsthattheycouldfightaswellasthePeninsularveterans,andthatallthepluckandvalourofthe—thhadnotbeenkilledbytheWestIndiesandtheyellowfever.StubbleandSpooneylookedtogettheircompanieswithoutpurchase.Beforetheendofthecampaign(whichsheresolvedtoshare),Mrs.MajorO’DowdhopedtowriteherselfMrs.ColonelO’Dowd,C.B.Ourtwofriends(DobbinandOsborne)werequiteasmuchexcitedastherest:andeachinhisway—Mr.Dobbinveryquietly,Mr.Osborneveryloudlyandenergetically—wasbentupondoinghisduty,andgaininghisshareofhonouranddistinction.

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