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           "ThatprettywomaninwhiteisAmelia,General:youareremarkingalltheprettywomen,younaughtyman."

           "Onlyone,begad,intheworld!"saidtheGeneral,delighted,andtheladygavehimatapwithalargebouquetwhichshehad.

           "Bedadit’shim,"saidMrs.O’Dowd;"andthat’stheverybokayheboughtintheMarshyauxFlures!"andwhenRebecca,havingcaughtherfriend’seye,performedthelittlehand-kissingoperationoncemore,Mrs.MajorO’D.,takingthecomplimenttoherself,returnedthesalutewithagracioussmile,whichsentthatunfortunateDobbinshriekingoutoftheboxagain.

           Attheendoftheact,Georgewasoutoftheboxinamoment,andhewasevengoingtopayhisrespectstoRebeccainherloge.HemetCrawleyinthelobby,however,wheretheyexchangedafewsentencesupontheoccurrencesofthelastfortnight.

           "Youfoundmychequeallrightattheagent’s?Georgesaid,withaknowingair.

           "Allright,myboy,"Rawdonanswered."Happytogiveyouyourrevenge.Governorcomeround?"

           "Notyet,"saidGeorge,"buthewill;andyouknowI’vesomeprivatefortunethroughmymother.HasAuntyrelented?"

           "Sentmetwentypound,damnedoldscrew.Whenshallwehaveameet?TheGeneraldinesoutonTuesday.Can’tyoucomeTuesday?Isay,makeSedleycutoffhismoustache.Whatthedevildoesacivilianmeanwithamoustacheandthoseinfernalfrogstohiscoat!By-bye.

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