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In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape

           Agentlelittlewomaninblack,withlargeeyesandbrownhair,seldomspeaking,savewhenspokento,andtheninavoicenottheleastresemblingMissGlorvina’sasoftyoungmothertendinganinfantandbeckoningtheMajorupwithasmiletolookathimarosy-cheekedlasscomingsingingintotheroominRussellSquareorhangingonGeorgeOsborne’sarm,happyandlovingtherewasbutthisimagethatfilledourhonestMajor’smind,bydayandbynight,andreignedoveritalways.VerylikelyAmeliawasnotliketheportraittheMajorhadformedofher:therewasafigureinabookoffashionswhichhissistershadinEngland,andwithwhichWilliamhadmadeawayprivately,pastingitintothelidofhisdesk,andfancyinghesawsomeresemblancetoMrs.Osborneintheprint,whereasIhaveseenit,andcanvouchthatitisbutthepictureofahigh-waistedgownwithanimpossibledoll’sfacesimperingoveritand,perhaps,Mr.Dobbin’ssentimentalAmeliawasnomoreliketherealonethanthisabsurdlittleprintwhichhecherished.Butwhatmaninlove,ofus,isbetterinformed?orishemuchhappierwhenheseesandownshisdelusion?Dobbinwasunderthisspell.Hedidnotbotherhisfriendsandthepublicmuchabouthisfeelings,orindeedlosehisnaturalrestorappetiteonaccountofthem.Hisheadhasgrizzledsincewesawhimlast,andalineortwoofsilvermaybeseeninthesoftbrownhairlikewise.Buthisfeelingsarenotintheleastchangedoroldened,andhisloveremainsasfreshasaman’srecollectionsofboyhoodare.

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