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           "Whendoyouintendtogiveupplay,George,asyouhavepromisedme,anytimethesehundredyears?"DobbinsaidtohisfriendafewdaysafterthenightattheOpera."Whendoyouintendtogiveupsermonising?"wastheother’sreply."Whatthedeuce,man,areyoualarmedabout?Weplaylow;Iwonlastnight.Youdon’tsupposeCrawleycheats?Withfairplayitcomestoprettymuchthesamethingattheyear’send."

           "ButIdon’tthinkhecouldpayifhelost,"Dobbinsaid;andhisadvicemetwiththesuccesswhichadviceusuallycommands.OsborneandCrawleywererepeatedlytogethernow.GeneralTuftodinedabroadalmostconstantly.Georgewasalwayswelcomeintheapartments(verycloseindeedtothoseoftheGeneral)whichtheaide-de-campandhiswifeoccupiedinthehotel.

           Amelia’smannersweresuchwhensheandGeorgevisitedCrawleyandhiswifeatthesequarters,thattheyhadverynearlycometotheirfirstquarrel;thatis,Georgescoldedhiswifeviolentlyforherevidentunwillingnesstogo,andthehighandmightymannerinwhichshecomportedherselftowardsMrs.Crawley,heroldfriend;andAmeliadidnotsayonesinglewordinreply;butwithherhusband’seyeuponher,andRebeccascanningherasshefelt,was,ifpossible,morebashfulandawkwardonthesecondvisitwhichshepaidtoMrs.Rawdon,thanonherfirstcall.

           Rebeccawasdoublyaffectionate,ofcourse,andwouldnottakenotice,intheleast,ofherfriend’scoolness.

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