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“The Girl I Left Behind Me”

           

           "I—Ididn’tliketogooffwithoutsayinggood-bye,youknow,"Dobbinsaidinaveryincoherentmanner;"becauseyouknowsomeofusmayn’tcomebackagain,andIliketoseeyouallwell,andandthatsortofthing,youknow."

           "Whatdoyoumean?"Josasked,rubbinghiseyes.TheCaptaindidnotintheleasthearhimorlookatthestoutgentlemaninthenightcap,aboutwhomheprofessedtohavesuchatenderinterest.ThehypocritewaslookingandlisteningwithallhismightinthedirectionofGeorge’sapartments,stridingabouttheroom,upsettingthechairs,beatingthetattoo,bitinghisnails,andshowingothersignsofgreatinwardemotion.

           JoshadalwayshadratherameanopinionoftheCaptain,andnowbegantothinkhiscouragewassomewhatequivocal."WhatisitIcandoforyou,Dobbin?"hesaid,inasarcastictone.

           "Itellyouwhatyoucando,"theCaptainreplied,cominguptothebed;"wemarchinaquarterofanhour,Sedley,andneitherGeorgenorImayevercomeback.Mindyou,youarenottostirfromthistownuntilyouascertainhowthingsgo.Youaretostayhereandwatchoveryoursister,andcomforther,andseethatnoharmcomestoher.IfanythinghappenstoGeorge,remembershehasnoonebutyouintheworldtolookto.Ifitgoeswrongwiththearmy,you’llseehersafebacktoEngland;andyouwillpromisemeonyourwordthatyouwillneverdeserther.Iknowyouwon’t:asfarasmoneygoes,youwerealwaysfreeenoughwiththat.

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