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VanityFairbyWillikepeaceThackeray

Chapter27

InWhichAmeliaJoinsHerRegiment

WhenJos’sfinecarriagedroveuptotheinndooratChatham,thefirst

facewhichAmeliarecognizedwasthefriendlycountenanceofCaptain

Dobbin,whohadbeenpacingthestreetforanhourpastinexpectation

ofhisfriends’arrival.TheCaptain,withshellsonhisfrockcoat,anda

crimsonsashandsabre,presentedamilitaryappearance,whichmade

Josquiteproudtobeabletoclaimsuchanacquaintance,andthestout

civilianhailedhimwithacordialityverydifferentfromthereception

whichJosvouchsafedtohisfriendinBrightonandBondStreet.

AlongwiththeCaptainwasEnsignStubble;who,asthebarouche

nearedtheinn,burstoutwithanexctionof“ByJove!whatapretty

girl”;highlyapplaudingOsborne’schoice.Indeed,Ameliadressedin

herwedding-pelisseandpinkribbons,withaflushinherface,

occasionedbyrapidtravelthroughtheopenair,lookedsofreshand

pretty,asfullytojustifytheEnsign’scompliment.Dobbinlikedhimfor

makingit.Ashesteppedforwardtohelptheladyoutofthecarriage,

Stubblesawwhataprettylittlehandshegavehim,andwhatasweet

prettylittlefootcametrippingdownthestep.Heblushedprofusely,and

madetheverybestbowofwhichhewascapable;towhichAmelia,

seeingthenumberofthetheregimentembroideredontheEnsign’scap,

repliedwithablushingsmile,andacurtseyonherpart;whichfinished

theyoungEnsignonthespot.DobbintookmostkindlytoMr.Stubble

fromthatday,andencouragedhimtotalkaboutAmeliaintheirprivate

walks,andateachother’squarters.Itbecamethefashion,indeed,

amongallthehonestyoungfellowsofthe–thtoadoreandadmireMrs.

Osborne.Hersimpleartlessbehaviour,andmodestkindnessof

demeanour,wonalltheirunsophisticatedhearts;allwhichsimplicity

an