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Who Played on the Piano Captain Dobbin Bought

           Sedley,andaskedpermissiontocomeandseeher—andhehadseenher,andAmeliatoo,yesterday,beforehecamedowntoChatham;and,whatismore,hehadbroughtthatfarewellletterandpacketwhichhadsomovedthem.

           Thegood-naturedfellowhadfoundMrs.Sedleyonlytoowillingtoreceivehim,andgreatlyagitatedbythearrivalofthepiano,which,assheconjectured,MUSThavecomefromGeorge,andwasasignalofamityonhispart.CaptainDobbindidnotcorrectthiserroroftheworthylady,butlistenedtoallherstoryofcomplaintsandmisfortuneswithgreatsympathy—condoledwithherlossesandprivations,andagreedinreprehendingthecruelconductofMr.Osbornetowardshisfirstbenefactor.Whenshehadeasedheroverflowingbosomsomewhat,andpouredforthmanyofhersorrows,hehadthecouragetoaskactuallytoseeAmelia,whowasaboveinherroomasusual,andwhomhermotherledtremblingdownstairs.

           Herappearancewassoghastly,andherlookofdespairsopathetic,thathonestWilliamDobbinwasfrightenedashebeheldit;andreadthemostfatalforebodingsinthatpalefixedface.Aftersittinginhiscompanyaminuteortwo,sheputthepacketintohishand,andsaid,"TakethistoCaptainOsborne,ifyouplease,and—andIhopehe’squitewell—anditwasverykindofyoutocomeandseeus—andwelikeournewhouseverymuch.AndI—IthinkI’llgoupstairs,Mamma,forI’mnotverystrong."Andwiththis,andacurtseyandasmile,thepoorchildwentherway.

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