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While
the
French
nation
and
army
were
swearing
fidelity
round
the
eagles
in
the
Champ
de
Mars
,
four
mighty
European
hosts
were
getting
in
motion
for
the
great
chasse
a
l'aigle
;
and
one
of
these
was
a
British
army
,
of
which
two
heroes
of
ours
,
Captain
Dobbin
and
Captain
Osborne
,
formed
a
portion
.
The
news
of
Napoleon
's
escape
and
landing
was
received
by
the
gallant
--
th
with
a
fiery
delight
and
enthusiasm
,
which
everybody
can
understand
who
knows
that
famous
corps
.
From
the
colonel
to
the
smallest
drummer
in
the
regiment
,
all
were
filled
with
hope
and
ambition
and
patriotic
fury
;
and
thanked
the
French
Emperor
as
for
a
personal
kindness
in
coming
to
disturb
the
peace
of
Europe
.
Now
was
the
time
the
--
th
had
so
long
panted
for
,
to
show
their
comrades
in
arms
that
they
could
fight
as
well
as
the
Peninsular
veterans
,
and
that
all
the
pluck
and
valour
of
the
--
th
had
not
been
killed
by
the
West
Indies
and
the
yellow
fever
.
Stubble
and
Spooney
looked
to
get
their
companies
without
purchase
.
Before
the
end
of
the
campaign
(
which
she
resolved
to
share
)
,
Mrs.
Major
O'Dowd
hoped
to
write
herself
Mrs.
Colonel
O'Dowd
,
C.B.
.
Our
two
friends
(
Dobbin
and
Osborne
)
were
quite
as
much
excited
as
the
rest
:
and
each
in
his
way
--
Mr.
Dobbin
very
quietly
,
Mr.
Osborne
very
loudly
and
energetically
--
was
bent
upon
doing
his
duty
,
and
gaining
his
share
of
honour
and
distinction
.
The
agitation
thrilling
through
the
country
and
army
in
consequence
of
this
news
was
so
great
,
that
private
matters
were
little
heeded
:
and
hence
probably
George
Osborne
,
just
gazetted
to
his
company
,
busy
with
preparations
for
the
march
,
which
must
come
inevitably
,
and
panting
for
further
promotion
--
was
not
so
much
affected
by
other
incidents
which
would
have
interested
him
at
a
more
quiet
period
.
He
was
not
,
it
must
be
confessed
,
very
much
cast
down
by
good
old
Mr.
Sedley
's
catastrophe
.
He
tried
his
new
uniform
,
which
became
him
very
handsomely
,
on
the
day
when
the
first
meeting
of
the
creditors
of
the
unfortunate
gentleman
took
place
.
His
father
told
him
of
the
wicked
,
rascally
,
shameful
conduct
of
the
bankrupt
,
reminded
him
of
what
he
had
said
about
Amelia
,
and
that
their
connection
was
broken
off
for
ever
;
and
gave
him
that
evening
a
good
sum
of
money
to
pay
for
the
new
clothes
and
epaulets
in
which
he
looked
so
well
.
Money
was
always
useful
to
this
free-handed
young
fellow
,
and
he
took
it
without
many
words
.
The
bills
were
up
in
the
Sedley
house
,
where
he
had
passed
so
many
,
many
happy
hours
.
He
could
see
them
as
he
walked
from
home
that
night
(
to
the
Old
Slaughters
'
,
where
he
put
up
when
in
town
)
shining
white
in
the
moon
.
That
comfortable
home
was
shut
,
then
,
upon
Amelia
and
her
parents
:
where
had
they
taken
refuge
?
The
thought
of
their
ruin
affected
him
not
a
little
.
He
was
very
melancholy
that
night
in
the
coffee-room
at
the
Slaughters
'
;
and
drank
a
good
deal
,
as
his
comrades
remarked
there
.
Dobbin
came
in
presently
,
cautioned
him
about
the
drink
,
which
he
only
took
,
he
said
,
because
he
was
deuced
low
;
but
when
his
friend
began
to
put
to
him
clumsy
inquiries
,
and
asked
him
for
news
in
a
significant
manner
,
Osborne
declined
entering
into
conversation
with
him
,
avowing
,
however
,
that
he
was
devilish
disturbed
and
unhappy
.
Three
days
afterwards
,
Dobbin
found
Osborne
in
his
room
at
the
barracks
--
his
head
on
the
table
,
a
number
of
papers
about
,
the
young
Captain
evidently
in
a
state
of
great
despondency
.
"
She
--
she
's
sent
me
back
some
things
I
gave
her
--
some
damned
trinkets
.
Look
here
!
"
There
was
a
little
packet
directed
in
the
well-known
hand
to
Captain
George
Osborne
,
and
some
things
lying
about
--
a
ring
,
a
silver
knife
he
had
bought
,
as
a
boy
,
for
her
at
a
fair
;
a
gold
chain
,
and
a
locket
with
hair
in
it
.
"
It
's
all
over
,
"
said
he
,
with
a
groan
of
sickening
remorse
.
"
Look
,
Will
,
you
may
read
it
if
you
like
.
"
There
was
a
little
letter
of
a
few
lines
,
to
which
he
pointed
,
which
said
:
My
papa
has
ordered
me
to
return
to
you
these
presents
,
which
you
made
in
happier
days
to
me
;
and
I
am
to
write
to
you
for
the
last
time
.
I
think
,
I
know
you
feel
as
much
as
I
do
the
blow
which
has
come
upon
us
.
It
is
I
that
absolve
you
from
an
engagement
which
is
impossible
in
our
present
misery
.
I
am
sure
you
had
no
share
in
it
,
or
in
the
cruel
suspicions
of
Mr.
Osborne
,
which
are
the
hardest
of
all
our
griefs
to
bear
.
Farewell
.
Farewell
.
I
pray
God
to
strengthen
me
to
bear
this
and
other
calamities
,
and
to
bless
you
always
.
A.
I
shall
often
play
upon
the
piano
--
your
piano
.
It
was
like
you
to
send
it
.
Dobbin
was
very
soft-hearted
.
The
sight
of
women
and
children
in
pain
always
used
to
melt
him
.
The
idea
of
Amelia
broken-hearted
and
lonely
tore
that
good-natured
soul
with
anguish
.
And
he
broke
out
into
an
emotion
,
which
anybody
who
likes
may
consider
unmanly
.
He
swore
that
Amelia
was
an
angel
,
to
which
Osborne
said
aye
with
all
his
heart
.
He
,
too
,
had
been
reviewing
the
history
of
their
lives
--
and
had
seen
her
from
her
childhood
to
her
present
age
,
so
sweet
,
so
innocent
,
so
charmingly
simple
,
and
artlessly
fond
and
tender
.
