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In Which All the Principal Personages Think Fit to Leave Brighton

           

           "Yes,Ishallmakemywayaswellasanother,"Osbornewenton;"butyou,mydeargirl,howcanIbearyourbeingdeprivedofthecomfortsandstationinsocietywhichmywifehadarighttoexpect?Mydearestgirlinbarracks;thewifeofasoldierinamarchingregiment;subjecttoallsortsofannoyanceandprivation!Itmakesmemiserable."

           Emmy,quiteatease,asthiswasherhusband’sonlycauseofdisquiet,tookhishand,andwitharadiantfaceandsmilebegantowarblethatstanzafromthefavouritesongof"WappingOldStairs,"inwhichtheheroine,afterrebukingherTomforinattention,promises"histrouserstomend,andhisgrogtootomake,"ifhewillbeconstantandkind,andnotforsakeher."Besides,"shesaid,afterapause,duringwhichshelookedasprettyandhappyasanyyoungwomanneed,"isn’ttwothousandpoundsanimmensedealofmoney,George?"

           Georgelaughedathernaivete;andfinallytheywentdowntodinner,AmeliaclingingtoGeorge’sarm,stillwarblingthetuneof"WappingOldStairs,"andmorepleasedandlightofmindthanshehadbeenforsomedayspast.

           Thustherepast,whichatlengthcameoff,insteadofbeingdismal,wasanexceedinglybriskandmerryone.TheexcitementofthecampaigncounteractedinGeorge’smindthedepressionoccasionedbythedisinheritingletter.Dobbinstillkeptuphischaracterofrattle.HeamusedthecompanywithaccountsofthearmyinBelgium;wherenothingbutfetesandgaietyandfashionweregoingon.

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