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Which Treats of the Osborne Family

           TheMissesDobbin,whodroveoftentoBromptontoseeourdearAmelia,camesometimestoRussellSquaretoo,topayavisittotheiroldacquaintanceMissOsborne.IbelieveitwasinconsequenceofthecommandsoftheirbrothertheMajorinIndia(forwhomtheirpapahadaprodigiousrespect),thattheypaidattentiontoMrs.George;fortheMajor,thegodfatherandguardianofAmelia’slittleboy,stillhopedthatthechild’sgrandfathermightbeinducedtorelenttowardshimandacknowledgehimforthesakeofhisson.TheMissesDobbinkeptMissOsborneacquaintedwiththestateofAmelia’saffairs;howshewaslivingwithherfatherandmother;howpoortheywere;howtheywonderedwhatmen,andsuchmenastheirbrotheranddearCaptainOsborne,couldfindinsuchaninsignificantlittlechit;howshewasstill,asheretofore,anamby-pambymilk-and-wateraffectedcreaturebuthowtheboywasreallythenoblestlittleboyeverseenfortheheartsofallwomenwarmtowardsyoungchildren,andthesourestspinsteriskindtothem.

           Oneday,aftergreatentreatiesonthepartoftheMissesDobbin,AmeliaallowedlittleGeorgetogoandpassadaywiththematDenmarkHillapartofwhichdayshespentherselfinwritingtotheMajorinIndia.Shecongratulatedhimonthehappynewswhichhissistershadjustconveyedtoher.Sheprayedforhisprosperityandthatofthebridehehadchosen.Shethankedhimforathousandthousandkindofficesandproofsofsteadfastfriendshiptoherinheraffliction.

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