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What
is
it
,
on
the
other
hand
,
that
makes
the
lawyer
eschew
his
own
cause
,
and
call
in
his
learned
brother
as
an
adviser
?
And
what
causes
the
doctor
,
when
ailing
,
to
send
for
his
rival
,
and
not
sit
down
and
examine
his
own
tongue
in
the
chimney
Bass
,
or
write
his
own
prescription
at
his
study-table
?
I
throw
out
these
queries
for
intelligent
readers
to
answer
,
who
know
,
at
once
,
how
credulous
we
are
,
and
how
sceptical
,
how
soft
and
how
obstinate
,
how
firm
for
others
and
how
diffident
about
ourselves
:
meanwhile
,
it
is
certain
that
our
friend
William
Dobbin
,
who
was
personally
of
so
complying
a
disposition
that
if
his
parents
had
pressed
him
much
,
it
is
probable
he
would
have
stepped
down
into
the
kitchen
and
married
the
cook
,
and
who
,
to
further
his
own
interests
,
would
have
found
the
most
insuperable
difficulty
in
walking
across
the
street
,
found
himself
as
busy
and
eager
in
the
conduct
of
George
Osborne
's
affairs
,
as
the
most
selfish
tactician
could
be
in
the
pursuit
of
his
own
.
Whilst
our
friend
George
and
his
young
wife
were
enjoying
the
first
blushing
days
of
the
honeymoon
at
Brighton
,
honest
William
was
left
as
George
's
plenipotentiary
in
London
,
to
transact
all
the
business
part
of
the
marriage
.
His
duty
it
was
to
call
upon
old
Sedley
and
his
wife
,
and
to
keep
the
former
in
good
humour
:
to
draw
Jos
and
his
brother-in-law
nearer
together
,
so
that
Jos
's
position
and
dignity
,
as
collector
of
Boggley
Wollah
,
might
compensate
for
his
father
's
loss
of
station
,
and
tend
to
reconcile
old
Osborne
to
the
alliance
:
and
finally
,
to
communicate
it
to
the
latter
in
such
a
way
as
should
least
irritate
the
old
gentleman
.
Now
,
before
he
faced
the
head
of
the
Osborne
house
with
the
news
which
it
was
his
duty
to
tell
,
Dobbin
bethought
him
that
it
would
be
politic
to
make
friends
of
the
rest
of
the
family
,
and
,
if
possible
,
have
the
ladies
on
his
side
.
They
ca
n't
be
angry
in
their
hearts
,
thought
he
.
No
woman
ever
was
really
angry
at
a
romantic
marriage
.
A
little
crying
out
,
and
they
must
come
round
to
their
brother
;
when
the
three
of
us
will
lay
siege
to
old
Mr.
Osborne
.
So
this
Machiavellian
captain
of
infantry
cast
about
him
for
some
happy
means
or
stratagem
by
which
he
could
gently
and
gradually
bring
the
Misses
Osborne
to
a
knowledge
of
their
brother
's
secret
.
By
a
little
inquiry
regarding
his
mother
's
engagements
,
he
was
pretty
soon
able
to
find
out
by
whom
of
her
ladyship
's
friends
parties
were
given
at
that
season
;
where
he
would
be
likely
to
meet
Osborne
's
sisters
;
and
,
though
he
had
that
abhorrence
of
routs
and
evening
parties
which
many
sensible
men
,
alas
!
entertain
,
he
soon
found
one
where
the
Misses
Osborne
were
to
be
present
.
Making
his
appearance
at
the
ball
,
where
he
danced
a
couple
of
sets
with
both
of
them
,
and
was
prodigiously
polite
,
he
actually
had
the
courage
to
ask
Miss
Osborne
for
a
few
minutes
'
conversation
at
an
early
hour
the
next
day
,
when
he
had
,
he
said
,
to
communicate
to
her
news
of
the
very
greatest
interest
.
What
was
it
that
made
her
start
back
,
and
gaze
upon
him
for
a
moment
,
and
then
on
the
ground
at
her
feet
,
and
make
as
if
she
would
faint
on
his
arm
,
had
he
not
by
opportunely
treading
on
her
toes
,
brought
the
young
lady
back
to
self-control
?
Why
was
she
so
violently
agitated
at
Dobbin
's
request
?
This
can
never
be
known
.
But
when
he
came
the
next
day
,
Maria
was
not
in
the
drawing-room
with
her
sister
,
and
Miss
Wirt
went
off
for
the
purpose
of
fetching
the
latter
,
and
the
Captain
and
Miss
Osborne
were
left
together
.
They
were
both
so
silent
that
the
ticktock
of
the
Sacrifice
of
Iphigenia
clock
on
the
mantelpiece
became
quite
rudely
audible
.
"
What
a
nice
party
it
was
last
night
,
"
Miss
Osborne
at
length
began
,
encouragingly
;
"
and
--
and
how
you
're
improved
in
your
dancing
,
Captain
Dobbin
.
Surely
somebody
has
taught
you
,
"
she
added
,
with
amiable
archness
.
"
You
should
see
me
dance
a
reel
with
Mrs.
Major
O'Dowd
of
ours
;
and
a
jig
--
did
you
ever
see
a
jig
?
But
I
think
anybody
could
dance
with
you
,
Miss
Osborne
,
who
dance
so
well
.
"
"
Is
the
Major
's
lady
young
and
beautiful
,
Captain
?
"
the
fair
questioner
continued
.
