Vanity Fair

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Vanity Fair William Makepeace Thackeray

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  Underthememorialinquestionwereemblazonedthewell-knownandpompousOsbornearms;andtheinscriptionsaid,thatthemonumentwas“SacredtothememoryofGeorgeOsborne,Junior,Esq。,lateaCaptaininhisMajesty’s——thregimentoffoot,whofellonthe18thofJune,1815,aged28years,whilefightingforhiskingandcountryinthegloriousvictoryofWaterloo。

  Dulceetdecorumestpropatriamori。”

  Thesightofthatstoneagitatedthenervesofthesisterssomuch,thatMissMariawascompelledtoleavethechurch。Thecongregationmadewayrespectfullyforthosesobbinggirlsclothedindeepblack,andpitiedthesternoldfatherseatedoppositethememorialofthedeadsoldier。”WillheforgiveMrs。George?”thegirlssaidtothemselvesassoonastheirebullitionofgriefwasover。

  MuchconversationpassedtooamongtheacquaintancesoftheOsbornefamily,whoknewoftherupturebetweenthesonandfathercausedbytheformer’smarriage,astothechanceofareconciliationwiththeyoungwidow。

  TherewerebetsamongthegentlemenbothaboutRussellSquareandintheCity。

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