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           "Havingthuslethisfriendknowhisclaimstobeamanoffashion,OsbornepartedfromRawdon,whofollowedtheaugustsquadrondownanalleyintowhichtheycantered,whileGeorgeandDobbinresumedtheirplaces,oneoneachsideofAmelia’scarriage.

           "HowwelltheJukelooked,"Mrs.O’Dowdremarked."TheWellesleysandMalonysarerelated;but,ofcourse,poorIwouldneverdreamofintrojuicingmyselfunlesshisGracethoughtpropertorememberourfamily-tie."

           "He’sagreatsoldier,"Jossaid,muchmoreateasenowthegreatmanwasgone."WasthereeverabattlewonlikeSalamanca?Hey,Dobbin?Butwherewasithelearnthisart?InIndia,myboy!Thejungle’stheschoolforageneral,markmethat.Iknewhimmyself,too,Mrs.O’Dowd:webothofusdancedthesameeveningwithMissCutler,daughterofCutleroftheArtillery,andadevilishfinegirl,atDumdum."

           Theapparitionofthegreatpersonagesheldthemallintalkduringthedrive;andatdinner;anduntilthehourcamewhentheywerealltogototheOpera.

           ItwasalmostlikeOldEngland.ThehousewasfilledwithfamiliarBritishfaces,andthosetoilettesforwhichtheBritishfemalehaslongbeencelebrated.Mrs.O’Dowd’swasnottheleastsplendidamongstthese,andshehadacurlonherforehead,andasetofIrishdiamondsandCairngorms,whichoutshoneallthedecorationsinthehouse,inhernotion.

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