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If
the
simplest
people
are
disposed
to
look
not
a
little
kindly
on
great
Prosperity
(
for
I
defy
any
member
of
the
British
public
to
say
that
the
notion
of
Wealth
has
not
something
awful
and
pleasing
to
him
;
and
you
,
if
you
are
told
that
the
man
next
you
at
dinner
has
got
half
a
million
,
not
to
look
at
him
with
a
certain
interest
)
--
if
the
simple
look
benevolently
on
money
,
how
much
more
do
your
old
worldlings
regard
it
!
Their
affections
rush
out
to
meet
and
welcome
money
.
Their
kind
sentiments
awaken
spontaneously
towards
the
interesting
possessors
of
it
.
I
know
some
respectable
people
who
do
n't
consider
themselves
at
liberty
to
indulge
in
friendship
for
any
individual
who
has
not
a
certain
competency
,
or
place
in
society
.
They
give
a
loose
to
their
feelings
on
proper
occasions
.
And
the
proof
is
,
that
the
major
part
of
the
Osborne
family
,
who
had
not
,
in
fifteen
years
,
been
able
to
get
up
a
hearty
regard
for
Amelia
Sedley
,
became
as
fond
of
Miss
Swartz
in
the
course
of
a
single
evening
as
the
most
romantic
advocate
of
friendship
at
first
sight
could
desire
.
What
a
match
for
George
she
'd
be
(
the
sisters
and
Miss
Wirt
agreed
)
,
and
how
much
better
than
that
insignificant
little
Amelia
!
Such
a
dashing
young
fellow
as
he
is
,
with
his
good
looks
,
rank
,
and
accomplishments
,
would
be
the
very
husband
for
her
.
Visions
of
balls
in
Portland
Place
,
presentations
at
Court
,
and
introductions
to
half
the
peerage
,
filled
the
minds
of
the
young
ladies
;
who
talked
of
nothing
but
George
and
his
grand
acquaintances
to
their
beloved
new
friend
.
Old
Osborne
thought
she
would
be
a
great
match
,
too
,
for
his
son
.
He
should
leave
the
army
;
he
should
go
into
Parliament
;
he
should
cut
a
figure
in
the
fashion
and
in
the
state
.
His
blood
boiled
with
honest
British
exultation
,
as
he
saw
the
name
of
Osborne
ennobled
in
the
person
of
his
son
,
and
thought
that
he
might
be
the
progenitor
of
a
glorious
line
of
baronets
.
He
worked
in
the
City
and
on
'
Change
,
until
he
knew
everything
relating
to
the
fortune
of
the
heiress
,
how
her
money
was
placed
,
and
where
her
estates
lay
.
Young
Fred
Bullock
,
one
of
his
chief
informants
,
would
have
liked
to
make
a
bid
for
her
himself
(
it
was
so
the
young
banker
expressed
it
)
,
only
he
was
booked
to
Maria
Osborne
.
But
not
being
able
to
secure
her
as
a
wife
,
the
disinterested
Fred
quite
approved
of
her
as
a
sister-in-law
.
"
Let
George
cut
in
directly
and
win
her
,
"
was
his
advice
.
"
Strike
while
the
iron
's
hot
,
you
know
--
while
she
's
fresh
to
the
town
:
in
a
few
weeks
some
d
--
--
fellow
from
the
West
End
will
come
in
with
a
title
and
a
rotten
rent-roll
and
cut
all
us
City
men
out
,
as
Lord
Fitzrufus
did
last
year
with
Miss
Grogram
,
who
was
actually
engaged
to
Podder
,
of
Podder
&
Brown
's
.
The
sooner
it
is
done
the
better
,
Mr.
Osborne
;
them
's
my
sentiments
,
"
the
wag
said
;
though
,
when
Osborne
had
left
the
bank
parlour
,
Mr.
Bullock
remembered
Amelia
,
and
what
a
pretty
girl
she
was
,
and
how
attached
to
George
Osborne
;
and
he
gave
up
at
least
ten
seconds
of
his
valuable
time
to
regretting
the
misfortune
which
had
befallen
that
unlucky
young
woman
.
While
thus
George
Osborne
's
good
feelings
,
and
his
good
friend
and
genius
,
Dobbin
,
were
carrying
back
the
truant
to
Amelia
's
feet
,
George
's
parent
and
sisters
were
arranging
this
splendid
match
for
him
,
which
they
never
dreamed
he
would
resist
.
When
the
elder
Osborne
gave
what
he
called
"
a
hint
,
"
there
was
no
possibility
for
the
most
obtuse
to
mistake
his
meaning
.
He
called
kicking
a
footman
downstairs
a
hint
to
the
latter
to
leave
his
service
.
With
his
usual
frankness
and
delicacy
he
told
Mrs.
Haggistoun
that
he
would
give
her
a
cheque
for
five
thousand
pounds
on
the
day
his
son
was
married
to
her
ward
;
and
called
that
proposal
a
hint
,
and
considered
it
a
very
dexterous
piece
of
diplomacy
.
He
gave
George
finally
such
another
hint
regarding
the
heiress
;
and
ordered
him
to
marry
her
out
of
hand
,
as
he
would
have
ordered
his
butler
to
draw
a
cork
,
or
his
clerk
to
write
a
letter
.
This
imperative
hint
disturbed
George
a
good
deal
.
He
was
in
the
very
first
enthusiasm
and
delight
of
his
second
courtship
of
Amelia
,
which
was
inexpressibly
sweet
to
him
.
The
contrast
of
her
manners
and
appearance
with
those
of
the
heiress
,
made
the
idea
of
a
union
with
the
latter
appear
doubly
ludicrous
and
odious
.
Carriages
and
opera-boxes
,
thought
he
;
fancy
being
seen
in
them
by
the
side
of
such
a
mahogany
charmer
as
that
!
Add
to
all
that
the
junior
Osborne
was
quite
as
obstinate
as
the
senior
:
when
he
wanted
a
thing
,
quite
as
firm
in
his
resolution
to
get
it
;
and
quite
as
violent
when
angered
,
as
his
father
in
his
most
stern
moments
.
On
the
first
day
when
his
father
formally
gave
him
the
hint
that
he
was
to
place
his
affections
at
Miss
Swartz
's
feet
,
George
temporised
with
the
old
gentleman
.
"
You
should
have
thought
of
the
matter
sooner
,
sir
,
"
he
said
.
"
It
ca
n't
be
done
now
,
when
we
're
expecting
every
day
to
go
on
foreign
service
.
Wait
till
my
return
,
if
I
do
return
"
;
and
then
he
represented
,
that
the
time
when
the
regiment
was
daily
expecting
to
quit
England
,
was
exceedingly
ill-chosen
:
that
the
few
days
or
weeks
during
which
they
were
still
to
remain
at
home
,
must
be
devoted
to
business
and
not
to
love-making
:
time
enough
for
that
when
he
came
home
with
his
majority
;
"
for
,
I
promise
you
,
"
said
he
,
with
a
satisfied
air
,
"
that
one
way
or
other
you
shall
read
the
name
of
George
Osborne
in
the
Gazette
.
"
The
father
's
reply
to
this
was
founded
upon
the
information
which
he
had
got
in
the
City
:
that
the
West
End
chaps
would
infallibly
catch
hold
of
the
heiress
if
any
delay
took
place
:
that
if
he
did
n't
marry
Miss
S.
,
he
might
at
least
have
an
engagement
in
writing
,
to
come
into
effect
when
he
returned
to
England
;
and
that
a
man
who
could
get
ten
thousand
a
year
by
staying
at
home
,
was
a
fool
to
risk
his
life
abroad
.
"
So
that
you
would
have
me
shown
up
as
a
coward
,
sir
,
and
our
name
dishonoured
for
the
sake
of
Miss
Swartz
's
money
,
"
George
interposed
.
This
remark
staggered
the
old
gentleman
;
but
as
he
had
to
reply
to
it
,
and
as
his
mind
was
nevertheless
made
up
,
he
said
,
"
You
will
dine
here
to-morrow
,
sir
,
and
every
day
Miss
Swartz
comes
,
you
will
be
here
to
pay
your
respects
to
her
.
If
you
want
for
money
,
call
upon
Mr.
Chopper
.
"
Thus
a
new
obstacle
was
in
George
's
way
,
to
interfere
with
his
plans
regarding
Amelia
;
and
about
which
he
and
Dobbin
had
more
than
one
confidential
consultation
.
His
friend
's
opinion
respecting
the
line
of
conduct
which
he
ought
to
pursue
,
we
know
already
.
And
as
for
Osborne
,
when
he
was
once
bent
on
a
thing
,
a
fresh
obstacle
or
two
only
rendered
him
the
more
resolute
.
