Never send to know for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.

Dobbin and Mrs. Dobbin have this much in common, at least: George Osborne messed with their heads as well as their hearts. (Love triangle, slash and het. George/Dobbin, George/Amelia, Dobbin/Amelia. Written for Yuletide 2012.)

Becky is charming, cunning, and the absolute LAST person Dobbin would ever want to take advice from. Too bad she's the only one with the advice he needs most.

Dobbin knows exactly how he feels, and what he wants to say. The only problem is that Miss Amelia Sedley belongs to someone else.

A poem, sonnet in this case that relates to the novel by exploring Becky's journey throughout the story.

*On Hiatus* There is a saying: "Appearances are everything". Yet, appearances can be deceiving. In an age of social climbing, appearances are everything.

Becky, eager as ever to climb society, finds it difficult after the death of Rawdon in the war. George, bored with his life with Amelia, finds himself fantasing of life with Becky. Dobbin, with this knowledge, imagines his own life with Amelia.

Becky dreams of a life with George and convinces herself that running away together from the boredom of their lives, will somehow save them.