Also at that party were two soldiers, George and Joseph, who eventually fall for the two main characters.  
In the introduction to this novel the author describes himself as the "manager of the performance" and refers to his characters as puppets.  The two main characters attend an institution that has been honored by the presence of "THE GREAT LEXICOGRAPHER," Pinkerton School.  Another character eschews hunting and entertainments at Fuddleston to be with his Aunt Bute.  At her parsonage he meets his siblings' governess, who had attended a large party at Vauxhall just before taking her appointment.  Also at that party were two soldiers, George and Joseph, who eventually fall for the two main characters.  One has an affair with Lord Steyne after marrying Rawdon Crawley, while the other eventually marries Captain Dobbin after George Osborne dies at Waterloo.  FTP name this "novel without a hero" about Amelia Sedley and her conniving friend Becky Sharp by William Thackeray.
In the introduction to this novel the author describes himself as the "manager of the performance" and refers to his characters as puppets.  
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