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In Which Captain Dobbin Acts as the Messenger of Hymen

           Idon’tknowanythingmoredismalthanthatbusinessandbustleandmysteryofaruinedman:thoselettersfromthewealthywhichheshowsyou:thoseworngreasydocumentspromisingsupportandofferingcondolencewhichheplaceswistfullybeforeyou,andonwhichhebuildshishopesofrestorationandfuturefortune.Mybelovedreaderhasnodoubtinthecourseofhisexperiencebeenwaylaidbymanysuchalucklesscompanion.Hetakesyouintothecorner;hehashisbundleofpapersoutofhisgapingcoatpocket;andthetapeoff,andthestringinhismouth,andthefavouritelettersselectedandlaidbeforeyou;andwhodoesnotknowthesadeagerhalf-crazylookwhichhefixesonyouwithhishopelesseyes?

           Changedintoamanofthissort,Dobbinfoundtheonceflorid,jovial,andprosperousJohnSedley.Hiscoat,thatusedtobesoglossyandtrim,waswhiteattheseams,andthebuttonsshowedthecopper.Hisfacehadfallenin,andwasunshorn;hisfrillandneckclothhunglimpunderhisbaggingwaistcoat.Whenheusedtotreattheboysinolddaysatacoffee-house,hewouldshoutandlaughlouderthananybodythere,andhaveallthewaitersskippingroundhim;itwasquitepainfultoseehowhumbleandcivilhewastoJohnoftheTapioca,ablear-eyedoldattendantindingystockingsandcrackedpumps,whosebusinessitwastoserveglassesofwafers,andbumpersofinkinpewter,andslicesofpapertothefrequentersofthisdrearyhouseofentertainment,wherenothingelseseemedtobeconsumed.

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