So，pleasedherself，shetriedwithallhermighttopleaseeverybody；andweknowthatshewaseminentandsuccessfulasapractitionerintheartofgivingpleasure。AsforJos，eveninthatlittleinterviewinthegarretattheElephantInn，shehadfoundmeanstowinbackagreatdealofhisgood-will。Inthecourseofaweek，thecivilianwasherswornslaveandfranticadmirer。Hedidn’tgotosleepafterdinner，ashiscustomwasinthemuchlesslivelysocietyofAmelia。HedroveoutwithBeckyinhisopencarriage。Heaskedlittlepartiesandinventedfestivitiestodoherhonour。
Tapeworm，theCharged’Affaires，whohadabusedhersocruelly，cametodinewithJos，andthencameeverydaytopayhisrespectstoBecky。PoorEmmy，whowasneververytalkative，andmoreglumandsilentthaneverafterDobbin’sdeparture，wasquiteforgottenwhenthissuperiorgeniusmadeherappearance。TheFrenchMinisterwasasmuchcharmedwithherashisEnglishrival。
TheGermanladies，neverparticularlysqueamishasregardsmorals，especiallyinEnglishpeople，weredelightedwiththeclevernessandwitofMrs。Osborne’scharmingfriend，andthoughshedidnotasktogotoCourt，yetthemostaugustandTransparentPersonagesthereheardofherfascinationsandwerequitecurioustoknowher。Whenitbecameknownthatshewasnoble，ofanancientEnglishfamily，thatherhusbandwasaColoneloftheGuard，ExcellenzandGovernorofanisland，onlyseparatedfromhisladybyoneofthosetriflingdifferenceswhichareoflittleaccountinacountrywhereWertherisstillreadandtheWahlverwandtschaftenofGoetheisconsideredanedifyingmoralbook，nobodythoughtofrefusingtoreceiveherintheveryhighestsocietyofthelittleDuchy；andtheladieswereevenmorereadytocallherduandtosweareternalfriendshipforherthantheyhadbeentobestowthesameinestimablebenefitsuponAmelia。LoveandLibertyareinterpretedbythosesimpleGermansinawaywhichhonestfolksinYorkshireandSomersetshirelittleunderstand，andaladymight，insomephilosophicandcivilizedtowns，bedivorcedeversomanytimesfromherrespectivehusbandsandkeephercharacterinsociety。Jos’shouseneverwassopleasantsincehehadahouseofhisownasRebeccacausedittobe。Shesang，sheplayed，shelaughed，shetalkedintwoorthreelanguages，shebroughteverybodytothehouse，andshemadeJosbelievethatitwashisowngreatsocialtalentsandwitwhichgatheredthesocietyoftheplaceroundabouthim。
AsforEmmy，whofoundherselfnotintheleastmistressofherownhouse，exceptwhenthebillsweretobepaid，Beckysoondiscoveredthewaytosootheandpleaseher。ShetalkedtoherperpetuallyaboutMajorDobbinsentabouthisbusiness，andmadenoscrupleofdeclaringheradmirationforthatexcellent，high-
mindedgentleman，andoftellingEmmythatshehadbehavedmostcruellyregardinghim。Emmydefendedherconductandshowedthatitwasdictatedonlybythepurestreligiousprinciples；thatawomanonce，&c。，andtosuchanangelashimwhomshehadhadthegoodfortunetomarry，wasmarriedforever；butshehadnoobjectiontoheartheMajorpraisedasmuchaseverBeckychosetopraisehim，andindeed，broughttheconversationroundtotheDobbinsubjectascoreoftimeseveryday。