put　the　Collector　into　the　hands　of　his　servant；　Dobbin
  loitered　about；　smoking　his　cigar　before　the　inn　door。
  George　had　meanwhile　very　carefully　shawled　his　wife；
  and　brought　her　away　from　Mrs。　O'Dowd's　after　a　general
  handshaking　from　the　young　officers；　who　accompanied
  her　to　the　fly；　and　cheered　that　vehicle　as　it　drove　off。　　So
  Amelia　gave　Dobbin　her　little　hand　as　she　got　out　of　the
  carriage；　and　rebuked　him　smilingly　for　not　having　taken
  any　notice　of　her　all　night。
  The　Captain　continued　that　deleterious　amusement　of
  smoking；　long　after　the　inn　and　the　street　were　gone　to
  bed。　　He　watched　the　lights　vanish　from　George's　sitting…
  room　windows；　and　shine　out　in　the　bedroom　close　at
  hand。　　It　was　almost　morning　when　he　returned　to　his　own
  quarters。　　He　could　hear　the　cheering　from　the　ships　in
  the　river；　where　the　transports　were　already　taking　in
  their　cargoes　preparatory　to　dropping　down　the　Thames。
  CHAPTER　XVIII
  In　Which　Amelia　Invades　the　Low　Countries
  The　regiment　with　its　officers　was　to　be　transported　in
  ships　provided　by　His　Majesty's　government　for　the
  occasion：　　and　in　two　days　after　the　festive　assembly　at　Mrs。
  O'Dowd's　apartments；　in　the　midst　of　cheering　from　all
  the　East　India　ships　in　the　river；　and　the　military　on　shore；
  the　band　playing　〃God　Save　the　King；〃　the　officers　waving
  their　hats；　and　the　crews　hurrahing　gallantly；　the　transports
  went　down　the　river　and　proceeded　under　convoy　to
  Ostend。　　Meanwhile　the　gallant　Jos　had　agreed　to　escort
  his　sister　and　the　Major's　wife；　the　bulk　of　whose　goods
  and　chattels；　including　the　famous　bird　of　paradise　and
  turban；　were　with　the　regimental　baggage：　so　that　our
  two　heroines　drove　pretty　much　unencumbered　to
  Ramsgate；　where　there　were　plenty　of　packets　plying；　in
  one　of　which　they　had　a　speedy　passage　to　Ostend。
  That　period　of　Jos's　life　which　now　ensued　was　so　full
  of　incident；　that　it　served　him　for　conversation　for
  many　years　after；　and　even　the　tiger…hunt　story　was　put
  aside　for　more　stirring　narratives　which　he　had　to　tell
  about　the　great　campaign　of　Waterloo。　　As　soon　as　he
  had　agreed　to　escort　his　sister　abroad；　it　was　remarked
  that　he　ceased　shaving　his　upper　lip。　　At　Chatham　he
  followed　the　parades　and　drills　with　great　assiduity。　　He
  listened　with　the　utmost　attention　to　the　conversation　of
  his　brother　officers　（as　he　called　them　in　after　days
  sometimes）；　and　learned　as　many　military　names　as　he　could。
  In　these　studies　the　excellent　Mrs。　O'Dowd　was　of　great
  assistance　to　him；　and　on　the　day　finally　when　they
  embarked　on　board　the　Lovely　Rose；　which　was　to　carry
  them　to　their　destination；　he　made　his　appearance　in　a
  braided　frock…coat　and　duck　trousers；　with　a　foraging
  cap　ornamented　with　a　smart　gold　band。　　Having　his
  carriage　with　him；　and　informing　everybody　on　board
  confidentially　that　he　was　going　to　join　the　Duke　of
  Wellington's　army；　folks　mistook　him　for　a　great　personage；　a
  commissary…general；　or　a　government　courier　at　the　very
  least。
  He　suffered　hugely　on　the　voyage；　during　which　the
  ladies　were　likewise　prostrate；　but　Amelia　was　brought　to
  life　again　as　the　packet　made　Ostend；　by　the　sight　of
  the　transports　conveying　her　regiment；　which　entered　the
  harbour　almost　at　the　same　time　with　the　Lovely　Rose。
  Jos　went　in　a　collapsed　state　to　an　inn；　while　Captain
  Dobbin　escorted　the　ladies；　and　then　busied　himself　in
  freeing　Jos's　carriage　and　luggage　from　the　ship　and　the
  custom…house；　for　Mr。　Jos　was　at　present　without　a
  servant；　Osborne's　man　and　his　own　pampered　menial
  having　conspired　together　at　Chatham；　and　refused　point…
  blank　to　cross　the　water。　　This　revolt；　which　came　very
  suddenly；　and　on　the　last　day；　so　alarmed　Mr。　Sedley；
  junior；　that　he　was　on　the　point　of　giving　up　the　expedition；
  but　Captain　Dobbin　（who　made　himself　immensely
  officious　in　the　business；　Jos　said）；　rated　him　and
  laughed　at　him　soundly：　　the　mustachios　were　grown　in
  advance；　and　Jos　finally　was　persuaded　to　embark。　　In
  place　of　the　well…bred　and　well…fed　London　domestics；
  who　could　only　speak　English；　Dobbin　procured　for　Jos's
  party　a　swarthy　little　Belgian　servant　who　could　speak
  no　language　at　all；　but　who；　by　his　bustling　behaviour；
  and　by　invariably　addressing　Mr。　Sedley　as　〃My　lord；〃
  speedily　acquired　that　gentleman's　favour。　　Times　are
  altered　at　Ostend　now；　of　the　Britons　who　go　thither；
  very　few　look　like　lords；　or　act　like　those　members　of
  our　hereditary　aristocracy。　　They　seem　for　the　most　part
  shabby　in　attire；　dingy　of　linen；　lovers　of　billiards　and
  brandy；　and　cigars　and　greasy　ordinaries。
  But　it　may　be　said　as　a　rule；　that　every　Englishman
  in　the　Duke　of　Wellington's　army　paid　his　way。　　The
  remembrance　of　such　a　fact　surely　becomes　a　nation　of
  shopkeepers。　　It　was　a　blessing　for　a　commerce…loving
  country　to　be　overrun　by　such　an　army　of　customers：
  and　to　have　such　creditable　warriors　to　feed。　　And　the
  country　which　they　came　to　protect　is　not　military。　　For
  a　long　period　of　history　they　have　let　other　people　fight
  there。　　When　the　present　writer　went　to　survey　with　eagle
  glance　the　field　of　Waterloo；　we　asked　the　conductor　of
  the　diligence；　a　portly　warlike…looking　veteran；　whether
  he　had　been　at　the　battle。　　〃Pas　si　bete〃such　an
  answer　and　sentiment　as　no　Frenchman　would　own　to
  was　his　reply。　　But；　on　the　other　hand；　the　postilion
  who　drove　us　was　a　Viscount；　a　son　of　some　bankrupt
  Imperial　General；　who　accepted　a　pennyworth　of　beer
  on　the　road。　　The　moral　is　surely　a　good　one。
  This　flat；　flourishing；　easy　country　never　could　have
  looked　more　rich　and　prosperous　than　in　that　opening
  summer　of　1815；　when　its　green　fields　and　quiet　cities
  were　enlivened　by　multiplied　red…coats：　when　its　wide
  chaussees　swarmed　with　brilliant　English　equipages：
  when　its　great　canal…boats；　gliding　by　rich　pastures　and
  pleasant　quaint　old　villages；　by　old　chateaux　lying
  amongst　old　trees；　were　all　crowded　with　well…to…do　English
  travellers：　when　the　soldier　who　drank　at　the　village
  inn；　not　only　drank；　but　paid　his　score；　and　Donald；
  the　Highlander；　billeted　in　the　Flemish　farm…house；
  rocked　the　baby's　cradle；　while　Jean　and　Jeannette　were
  out　getting　in　the　hay。　　As　our　painters　are　bent　on　military
  subjects　just　now；　I　throw　out　this　as　a　good　subject
  for　the　pencil；　to　illustrate　the　principle　of　an　honest
  English　war。　　All　looked　as　brilliant　and　harmless　as　a
  Hyde　Park　review。　　Meanwhile；　Napoleon　screened　behind
  his　curtain　of　frontier…fortresses；　was　preparing　for
  the　outbreak　which　was　to　drive　all　these　orderly　people
  into　fury　and　blood；　and　lay　so　many　of　them　low。
  Everybody　had　such　a　perfect　feeling　of　confidence
  in　the　leader　（for　the　resolute　faith　which　the　Duke　of
  Wellington　had　inspired　in　the　whole　English　nation　was
  as　intense　as　that　more　frantic　enthusiasm　with　which
  at　one　time　the　French　regarded　Napoleon）；　the　country
  seemed　in　so　perfect　a　state　of　orderly　defence；　and　the
  help　at　hand　in　case　of　need　so　near　and　overwhelming；
  that　alarm　was　unknown；　and　our　travellers；　among
  whom　two　were　naturally　of　a　very　timid　sort；　were；
  like　all　the　other　multiplied　English　tourists；　entirely　at
  ease。　　The　famous　regiment；　with　so　many　of　whose
  officers　we　have　made　acquaintance；　was　drafted　in　canal
  boats　to　Bruges　and　Ghent；　thence　to　march　to　Brussels。
  Jos　accompanied　the　ladies　in　the　public　boats；　the　which
  all　old　travellers　in　Flanders　must　remember　for　the
  luxury　and　accommodation　they　afforded。　　So　prodigiously
  good　was　the　eating　and　drinking　on　board　these
  sluggish　but　most　comfortable　vessels；　that　there　are　legends
  extant　of　an　English　traveller；　who；　coming　to　Belgium
  for　a　week；　and　travelling　in　one　of　these　boats；　was　so
  delighted　with　the　fare　there　that　he　went　backwards
  and　forwards　from　Ghent　to　Bruges　perpetually　until　the
  railroads　were　invented；　when　he　drowned　himself　on　the
  last　trip　of　the　passage…boat。　　Jos's　death　was　not　to　be
  of　this　sort；　but　his　comfort　was　exceeding；　and　Mrs。
  O'Dowd　insisted　that　he　only　wanted　her　sister　Glorvina
  to　make　his　happiness　complete。　　He　sate　on　the　roof
  of　the　cabin　all　day　drinking　Flemish　beer；　shouting　for
  Isidor；　his　servant；　and　talking　gallantly　to　the　ladies。
  His　courage　was　prodigious。　　〃Boney　attack　us！〃　he
  cried。　　〃My　dear　creature；　my　poor　Emmy；　don't　be
  frightened。　　There's　no　danger。　　The　allies　will　be　in　Paris
  in　two　months；　I　tell　you；　when　I'll　take　you　to　dine
  in　the　Palais　Royal；　by　Jove！　　There　are　three　hundred
  thousand　Rooshians；　I　tell　you；　now　entering　France　by
  Mayence　and　the　Rhinethree　hundred　thousand　under
  Wittgenstein　and　Barclay　de　Tolly；　my　poor　love。　　You
  don't　know　military　affairs；　my　dear。　　I　do；　and　I　tell
  you　there's　no　infantry　in　France　can　stand　against
  Rooshian　infantry；　and　no　general　of　Boney's　that's　fit
  to　hold　a　candle　to　Wittgenstein。　　Then　there　are　the
  Austrians；　they　are　five　hundred　thousand　if　a　man；　and
  they　are　within　ten　marches　of　the　frontier　by　this　time；
  under　Schwartzenberg　and　Prince　Charles。　　Then　there　are
  the　Prooshians　under　the　gallant　Prince　Marshal。　　Show
  me　a　cavalry　chief　like　him　now　that　Murat　is　gone。
  Hey；　Mrs。　O'Dowd？　　Do　you　think　our　little　girl　here
  need　be　afraid