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In Which Amelia Invades the Low Countries

           TheaugustjobbersassembledatVienna,andcarvingoutthekingdomsofEuropeaccordingtotheirwisdom,hadsuchcausesofquarrelamongthemselvesasmighthavesetthearmieswhichhadovercomeNapoleontofightagainsteachother,butforthereturnoftheobjectofunanimoushatredandfear.ThismonarchhadanarmyinfullforcebecausehehadjobbedtohimselfPoland,andwasdeterminedtokeepit:anotherhadrobbedhalfSaxony,andwasbentuponmaintaininghisacquisition:Italywastheobjectofathird’ssolicitude.Eachwasprotestingagainsttherapacityoftheother;andcouldtheCorsicanbuthavewaitedinprisonuntilallthesepartieswerebytheears,hemighthavereturnedandreignedunmolested.Butwhatwouldhavebecomeofourstoryandallourfriends,then?Ifallthedropsinitweredriedup,whatwouldbecomeofthesea?

           Inthemeanwhilethebusinessoflifeandliving,andthepursuitsofpleasure,especially,wentonasifnoendweretobeexpectedtothem,andnoenemyinfront.WhenourtravellersarrivedatBrussels,inwhichtheirregimentwasquartered,agreatpieceofgoodfortune,asallsaid,theyfoundthemselvesinoneofthegayestandmostbrilliantlittlecapitalsinEurope,andwherealltheVanityFairboothswerelaidoutwiththemosttemptinglivelinessandsplendour.

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