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In Which Mr. Osborne Takes Down the Family Bible

           hislettersfromtheWestIndieshisagent’sletters,andthenewspaperscontaininghiscommissions:herewasawhiphehadwhenaboy,andinapaperalocketcontaininghishair,whichhismotherusedtowear.

           Turningoneoverafteranother,andmusingoverthesememorials,theunhappymanpassedmanyhours.Hisdearestvanities,ambitioushopes,hadallbeenhere.Whatpridehehadinhisboy!Hewasthehandsomestchildeverseen.Everybodysaidhewaslikeanobleman’sson.Aroyalprincesshadremarkedhim,andkissedhim,andaskedhisnameinKewGardens.WhatCitymancouldshowsuchanother?Couldaprincehavebeenbettercaredfor?Anythingthatmoneycouldbuyhadbeenhisson’s.Heusedtogodownonspeech-dayswithfourhorsesandnewliveries,andscatternewshillingsamongtheboysattheschoolwhereGeorgewas:whenhewentwithGeorgetothedepotofhisregiment,beforetheboyembarkedforCanada,hegavetheofficerssuchadinnerastheDukeofYorkmighthavesatdownto.HadheeverrefusedabillwhenGeorgedrewone?Theretheywerepaidwithoutaword.

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