In Which All the Principal Personages Think Fit to Leave Brighton

           Conductedtotheladies,attheShipInn,Dobbinassumedajovialandrattlingmanner,whichprovedthatthisyoungofficerwasbecomingamoreconsummatehypocriteeverydayofhislife.Hewastryingtohidehisownprivatefeelings,firstuponseeingMrs.GeorgeOsborneinhernewcondition,andsecondlytomasktheapprehensionsheentertainedastotheeffectwhichthedismalnewsbroughtdownbyhimwouldcertainlyhaveuponher.

           "Itismyopinion,George,"hesaid,"thattheFrenchEmperorwillbeuponus,horseandfoot,beforethreeweeksareover,andwillgivetheDukesuchadanceasshallmakethePeninsulaappearmerechild’splay.ButyouneednotsaythattoMrs.Osborne,youknow.Theremayn’tbeanyfightingonoursideafterall,andourbusinessinBelgiummayturnouttobeameremilitaryoccupation.Manypersonsthinkso;andBrusselsisfulloffinepeopleandladiesoffashion."SoitwasagreedtorepresentthedutyoftheBritisharmyinBelgiuminthisharmlesslighttoAmelia.

           Thisplotbeingarranged,thehypocriticalDobbinsalutedMrs.

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