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The
landlord
and
landlady
of
the
house
led
the
worthy
Major
into
the
Sedleys
'
room
(
whereof
he
remembered
every
single
article
of
furniture
,
from
the
old
brass
ornamented
piano
,
once
a
natty
little
instrument
,
Stothard
maker
,
to
the
screens
and
the
alabaster
miniature
tombstone
,
in
the
midst
of
which
ticked
Mr.
Sedley
's
gold
watch
)
,
and
there
,
as
he
sat
down
in
the
lodger
's
vacant
arm-chair
,
the
father
,
the
mother
,
and
the
daughter
,
with
a
thousand
ejaculatory
breaks
in
the
narrative
,
informed
Major
Dobbin
of
what
we
know
already
,
but
of
particulars
in
Amelia
's
history
of
which
he
was
not
aware
--
namely
of
Mrs.
Sedley
's
death
,
of
George
's
reconcilement
with
his
grandfather
Osborne
,
of
the
way
in
which
the
widow
took
on
at
leaving
him
,
and
of
other
particulars
of
her
life
.
Twice
or
thrice
he
was
going
to
ask
about
the
marriage
question
,
but
his
heart
failed
him
.
He
did
not
care
to
lay
it
bare
to
these
people
.
Finally
,
he
was
informed
that
Mrs.
O.
was
gone
to
walk
with
her
pa
in
Kensington
Gardens
,
whither
she
always
went
with
the
old
gentleman
(
who
was
very
weak
and
peevish
now
,
and
led
her
a
sad
life
,
though
she
behaved
to
him
like
an
angel
,
to
be
sure
)
,
of
a
fine
afternoon
,
after
dinner
.
"
I
'm
very
much
pressed
for
time
,
"
the
Major
said
,
"
and
have
business
to-night
of
importance
.
I
should
like
to
see
Mrs.
Osborne
tho
'
.
Suppose
Miss
Polly
would
come
with
me
and
show
me
the
way
?
"
Miss
Polly
was
charmed
and
astonished
at
this
proposal
.
She
knew
the
way
.
She
would
show
Major
Dobbin
.
She
had
often
been
with
Mr.
Sedley
when
Mrs.
O.
was
gone
--
was
gone
Russell
Square
way
--
and
knew
the
bench
where
he
liked
to
sit
.
She
bounced
away
to
her
apartment
and
appeared
presently
in
her
best
bonnet
and
her
mamma
's
yellow
shawl
and
large
pebble
brooch
,
of
which
she
assumed
the
loan
in
order
to
make
herself
a
worthy
companion
for
the
Major
.
That
officer
,
then
,
in
his
blue
frock-coat
and
buckskin
gloves
,
gave
the
young
lady
his
arm
,
and
they
walked
away
very
gaily
.
He
was
glad
to
have
a
friend
at
hand
for
the
scene
which
he
dreaded
somehow
.
He
asked
a
thousand
more
questions
from
his
companion
about
Amelia
:
his
kind
heart
grieved
to
think
that
she
should
have
had
to
part
with
her
son
.
How
did
she
bear
it
?
Did
she
see
him
often
?
Was
Mr.
Sedley
pretty
comfortable
now
in
a
worldly
point
of
view
?
Polly
answered
all
these
questions
of
Major
Sugarplums
to
the
very
best
of
her
power
.
And
in
the
midst
of
their
walk
an
incident
occurred
which
,
though
very
simple
in
its
nature
,
was
productive
of
the
greatest
delight
to
Major
Dobbin
.
A
pale
young
man
with
feeble
whiskers
and
a
stiff
white
neckcloth
came
walking
down
the
lane
,
en
sandwich
--
having
a
lady
,
that
is
,
on
each
arm
.
One
was
a
tall
and
commanding
middle-aged
female
,
with
features
and
a
complexion
similar
to
those
of
the
clergyman
of
the
Church
of
England
by
whose
side
she
marched
,
and
the
other
a
stunted
little
woman
with
a
dark
face
,
ornamented
by
a
fine
new
bonnet
and
white
ribbons
,
and
in
a
smart
pelisse
,
with
a
rich
gold
watch
in
the
midst
of
her
person
.
The
gentleman
,
pinioned
as
he
was
by
these
two
ladies
,
carried
further
a
parasol
,
shawl
,
and
basket
,
so
that
his
arms
were
entirely
engaged
,
and
of
course
he
was
unable
to
touch
his
hat
in
acknowledgement
of
the
curtsey
with
which
Miss
Mary
Clapp
greeted
him
.
He
merely
bowed
his
head
in
reply
to
her
salutation
,
which
the
two
ladies
returned
with
a
patronizing
air
,
and
at
the
same
time
looking
severely
at
the
individual
in
the
blue
coat
and
bamboo
cane
who
accompanied
Miss
Polly
.
"
Who
's
that
?
"
asked
the
Major
,
amused
by
the
group
,
and
after
he
had
made
way
for
the
three
to
pass
up
the
lane
.
Mary
looked
at
him
rather
roguishly
.
"
That
is
our
curate
,
the
Reverend
Mr.
Binny
(
a
twitch
from
Major
Dobbin
)
,
and
his
sister
Miss
B.
Lord
bless
us
,
how
she
did
use
to
worret
us
at
Sunday-school
;
and
the
other
lady
,
the
little
one
with
a
cast
in
her
eye
and
the
handsome
watch
,
is
Mrs.
Binny
--
Miss
Grits
that
was
;
her
pa
was
a
grocer
,
and
kept
the
Little
Original
Gold
Tea
Pot
in
Kensington
Gravel
Pits
.
They
were
married
last
month
,
and
are
just
come
back
from
Margate
.
She
's
five
thousand
pound
to
her
fortune
;
but
her
and
Miss
B.
,
who
made
the
match
,
have
quarrelled
already
.
"
