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In Which Jos Sedley Takes Care of His Sister

           Buthewasprofoundlymortifiedbythelady’sinattentiontohimduringtheirstayatBrussels.HehadneverbeenpresentedtoanyofRawdonCrawley’sgreatacquaintances:hehadscarcelybeeninvitedtoRebecca’sparties;forhewastootimidtoplaymuch,andhispresenceboredGeorgeandRawdonequally,whoneitherofthem,perhaps,likedtohaveawitnessoftheamusementsinwhichthepairchosetoindulge."Ah!"thoughtJos,"nowshewantsmeshecomestome.WhenthereisnobodyelseinthewayshecanthinkaboutoldJosephSedley!"ButbesidesthesedoubtshefeltflatteredattheideaRebeccaexpressedofhiscourage.

           Heblushedagooddeal,andputonanairofimportance."Ishouldliketoseetheaction,"hesaid."Everymanofanyspiritwould,youknow.I’veseenalittleserviceinIndia,butnothingonthisgrandscale."

           "Youmenwouldsacrificeanythingforapleasure,"Rebeccaanswered."CaptainCrawleyleftmethismorningasgayasifheweregoingtoahuntingparty.Whatdoeshecare?Whatdoanyofyoucarefortheagoniesandtorturesofapoorforsakenwoman?(Iwonderwhetherhecouldreallyhavebeengoingtothetroops,thisgreatlazygourmand?)Oh!dearMr.Sedley,Ihavecometoyouforcomfortforconsolation.Ihavebeenonmykneesallthemorning.Itrembleatthefrightfuldangerintowhichourhusbands,ourfriends,ourbravetroopsandallies,arerushing.

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