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1. Old Osborne sends money through George while teaching the boy to look down on his impoverished grandfather.
2. After her mother’s burial, Amelia exhausts herself caring for her father, who grows more affectionate toward her.
3. Dobbin rushes to Madras, falls dangerously ill, makes his will, and boards the Ramchunder in a weakened condition.
4. Jos Sedley’s letters challenge Dobbin’s belief that Amelia intends to marry, and his health begins to improve.
5. During the voyage, Dobbin flatters Jos into promising to support Amelia and her child.
6. A calm near England makes Dobbin impatient, but renewed wind carries him toward the familiar spires of Southampton.

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The sentence shows the limited comfort Amelia finds within exhausting service. Her father’s affection softens, but does not remove, her isolation.

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