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Captain Dobbin Proceeds on His Canvass

           Whatisit,ontheotherhand,thatmakesthelawyereschewhisowncause,andcallinhislearnedbrotherasanadviser?Andwhatcausesthedoctor,whenailing,tosendforhisrival,andnotsitdownandexaminehisowntongueinthechimneyBass,orwritehisownprescriptionathisstudy-table?Ithrowoutthesequeriesforintelligentreaderstoanswer,whoknow,atonce,howcredulousweare,andhowsceptical,howsoftandhowobstinate,howfirmforothersandhowdiffidentaboutourselves:meanwhile,itiscertainthatourfriendWilliamDobbin,whowaspersonallyofsocomplyingadispositionthatifhisparentshadpressedhimmuch,itisprobablehewouldhavesteppeddownintothekitchenandmarriedthecook,andwho,tofurtherhisowninterests,wouldhavefoundthemostinsuperabledifficultyinwalkingacrossthestreet,foundhimselfasbusyandeagerintheconductofGeorgeOsborne’saffairs,asthemostselfishtacticiancouldbeinthepursuitofhisown.

           WhilstourfriendGeorgeandhisyoungwifewereenjoyingthefirstblushingdaysofthehoneymoonatBrighton,honestWilliamwasleftasGeorge’splenipotentiaryinLondon,totransactallthebusinesspartofthemarriage.

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