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Seeing
young
Stubble
engaged
in
composition
at
one
of
the
coffee-room
tables
at
the
Slaughters
'
,
and
the
tears
trickling
down
his
nose
on
to
the
paper
(
for
the
youngster
was
thinking
of
his
mamma
,
and
that
he
might
never
see
her
again
)
,
Dobbin
,
who
was
going
to
write
off
a
letter
to
George
Osborne
,
relented
,
and
locked
up
his
desk
.
"
Why
should
I
?
"
said
he
.
"
Let
her
have
this
night
happy
.
I
'll
go
and
see
my
parents
early
in
the
morning
,
and
go
down
to
Brighton
myself
to-morrow
.
"
So
he
went
up
and
laid
his
big
hand
on
young
Stubble
's
shoulder
,
and
backed
up
that
young
champion
,
and
told
him
if
he
would
leave
off
brandy
and
water
he
would
be
a
good
soldier
,
as
he
always
was
a
gentlemanly
good-hearted
fellow
.
Young
Stubble
's
eyes
brightened
up
at
this
,
for
Dobbin
was
greatly
respected
in
the
regiment
,
as
the
best
officer
and
the
cleverest
man
in
it
.
"
Thank
you
,
Dobbin
,
"
he
said
,
rubbing
his
eyes
with
his
knuckles
,
"
I
was
just
--
just
telling
her
I
would
.
And
,
O
Sir
,
she
's
so
dam
kind
to
me
.
"
The
water
pumps
were
at
work
again
,
and
I
am
not
sure
that
the
soft-hearted
Captain
's
eyes
did
not
also
twinkle
.
The
two
ensigns
,
the
Captain
,
and
Mr.
Chopper
,
dined
together
in
the
same
box
.
Chopper
brought
the
letter
from
Mr.
Osborne
,
in
which
the
latter
briefly
presented
his
compliments
to
Captain
Dobbin
,
and
requested
him
to
forward
the
inclosed
to
Captain
George
Osborne
.
Chopper
knew
nothing
further
;
he
described
Mr.
Osborne
's
appearance
,
it
is
true
,
and
his
interview
with
his
lawyer
,
wondered
how
the
governor
had
sworn
at
nobody
,
and
--
especially
as
the
wine
circled
round
--
abounded
in
speculations
and
conjectures
.
But
these
grew
more
vague
with
every
glass
,
and
at
length
became
perfectly
unintelligible
.
At
a
late
hour
Captain
Dobbin
put
his
guest
into
a
hackney
coach
,
in
a
hiccupping
state
,
and
swearing
that
he
would
be
the
kick
--
the
kick
--
Captain
's
friend
for
ever
and
ever
When
Captain
Dobbin
took
leave
of
Miss
Osborne
we
have
said
that
he
asked
leave
to
come
and
pay
her
another
visit
,
and
the
spinster
expected
him
for
some
hours
the
next
day
,
when
,
perhaps
,
had
he
come
,
and
had
he
asked
her
that
question
which
she
was
prepared
to
answer
,
she
would
have
declared
herself
as
her
brother
's
friend
,
and
a
reconciliation
might
have
been
effected
between
George
and
his
angry
father
.
But
though
she
waited
at
home
the
Captain
never
came
.
He
had
his
own
affairs
to
pursue
;
his
own
parents
to
visit
and
console
;
and
at
an
early
hour
of
the
day
to
take
his
place
on
the
Lightning
coach
,
and
go
down
to
his
friends
at
Brighton
.
In
the
course
of
the
day
Miss
Osborne
heard
her
father
give
orders
that
that
meddling
scoundrel
,
Captain
Dobbin
,
should
never
be
admitted
within
his
doors
again
,
and
any
hopes
in
which
she
may
have
indulged
privately
were
thus
abruptly
brought
to
an
end
.
Mr.
Frederick
Bullock
came
,
and
was
particularly
affectionate
to
Maria
,
and
attentive
to
the
broken-spirited
old
gentleman
.
For
though
he
said
his
mind
would
be
easy
,
the
means
which
he
had
taken
to
secure
quiet
did
not
seem
to
have
succeeded
as
yet
,
and
the
events
of
the
past
two
days
had
visibly
shattered
him
.
Conducted
to
the
ladies
,
at
the
Ship
Inn
,
Dobbin
assumed
a
jovial
and
rattling
manner
,
which
proved
that
this
young
officer
was
becoming
a
more
consummate
hypocrite
every
day
of
his
life
.
He
was
trying
to
hide
his
own
private
feelings
,
first
upon
seeing
Mrs.
George
Osborne
in
her
new
condition
,
and
secondly
to
mask
the
apprehensions
he
entertained
as
to
the
effect
which
the
dismal
news
brought
down
by
him
would
certainly
have
upon
her
.
"
It
is
my
opinion
,
George
,
"
he
said
,
"
that
the
French
Emperor
will
be
upon
us
,
horse
and
foot
,
before
three
weeks
are
over
,
and
will
give
the
Duke
such
a
dance
as
shall
make
the
Peninsula
appear
mere
child
's
play
.
But
you
need
not
say
that
to
Mrs.
Osborne
,
you
know
.
There
may
n't
be
any
fighting
on
our
side
after
all
,
and
our
business
in
Belgium
may
turn
out
to
be
a
mere
military
occupation
.
Many
persons
think
so
;
and
Brussels
is
full
of
fine
people
and
ladies
of
fashion
.
"
So
it
was
agreed
to
represent
the
duty
of
the
British
army
in
Belgium
in
this
harmless
light
to
Amelia
.
This
plot
being
arranged
,
the
hypocritical
Dobbin
saluted
Mrs.
George
Osborne
quite
gaily
,
tried
to
pay
her
one
or
two
compliments
relative
to
her
new
position
as
a
bride
(
which
compliments
,
it
must
be
confessed
,
were
exceedingly
clumsy
and
hung
fire
woefully
)
,
and
then
fell
to
talking
about
Brighton
,
and
the
sea-air
,
and
the
gaieties
of
the
place
,
and
the
beauties
of
the
road
and
the
merits
of
the
Lightning
coach
and
horses
--
all
in
a
manner
quite
incomprehensible
to
Amelia
,
and
very
amusing
to
Rebecca
,
who
was
watching
the
Captain
,
as
indeed
she
watched
every
one
near
whom
she
came
.
