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Dobbin of Ours

           "Afterall,it’snothisfaultthathisfather’sagrocer,"GeorgeOsbornesaid,who,thoughalittlechap,hadaveryhighpopularityamongtheSwishtailyouth;andhisopinionwasreceivedwithgreatapplause.ItwasvotedlowtosneeratDobbinaboutthisaccidentofbirth."OldFigs"grewtobeanameofkindnessandendearment;andthesneakofanusherjeeredathimnolonger.

           AndDobbin’sspiritrosewithhisalteredcircumstances.Hemadewonderfuladvancesinscholasticlearning.ThesuperbCuffhimself,atwhosecondescensionDobbincouldonlyblushandwonder,helpedhimonwithhisLatinverses;"coached"himinplay-hours:carriedhimtriumphantlyoutofthelittle-boyclassintothemiddle-sizedform;andeventheregotafairplaceforhim.Itwasdiscovered,thatalthoughdullatclassicallearning,atmathematicshewasuncommonlyquick.Tothecontentmentofallhepassedthirdinalgebra,andgotaFrenchprize-bookatthepublicMidsummerexamination.Youshouldhaveseenhismother’sfacewhenTelemaque(thatdeliciousromance)waspresentedtohimbytheDoctorinthefaceofthewholeschoolandtheparentsandcompany,withaninscriptiontoGulielmoDobbin.Alltheboysclappedhandsintokenofapplauseandsympathy.

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