Jos was a soft fellow in anybody's hands, Dobbin most active in anybody's concerns but his own; the civilian was, therefore, an easy victim to the guileless arts of this good-natured diplomatist and was ready to do, to purchase, hire, or relinquish whatever his friend thought fit. 
Dobbin was most active in anybody's concerns but his own; Jos was a soft fellow in anyone's hands, and was ready to do whatever his friend thought fit. 