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Kensington Gardens�察�if Mr。 Titmarsh will be good enough to accompany 

us。; 

     ;Indeed�察�Fanny�察�we will do no such thing�察─�says Lady Jane。 

     ;Indeed�察  �but    we   will   though� ─   �shrieked    out  Lady   Drum。      ;Ain't    I 

dying to know everything about his uncle and thirteen aunts�拭�and you're 

all chattering so�察�you young women�察�that not a blessed syllable will you 

allow me or my young friend here to speak。; 

     Lady Jane gave a shrug with her shoulders�察�and did not say a single 

word more。       Lady Fanny�察�who was as gay as a young kitten ��if I may be 

allowed so to speak of the aristocracy���察�laughed�察�and blushed�察�and giggled�察�

and seemed quite to enjoy her sister's ill´humour。 And the Countess began 

at   once�察  �and   entered   into   the   history   of   the   thirteen   Misses   Hoggarty�察�

which was not near finished when we entered the Park。 

     When   there�察  �you   can't   think   what   hundreds   of   gents   on   horseback 

came   to   the   carriage   and   talked   to   the   ladies。 They   had   their   joke   for 

Lady Drum�察�who seemed to be a character in her way�察�their bow for Lady 

Jane�察�and�察�the young ones especially�察�their compliment for Lady Fanny。 

     Though she bowed and blushed�察�as a young lady should�察�Lady Fanny 

seemed to be thinking of something else�察�for she kept her head out of the 

carriage�察�looking eagerly among the horsemen�察�as if she expected to see 

somebody。        Aha�   �my Lady Fanny�察�I knew what it meant when a young 

pretty    lady   like  you   was    absent�察  �and   on   the  look´out�察   �and   only   half 

answered   the   questions   put   to   her。   Let   alone   Sam  Titmarshhe   knows 

what   Somebody   means   as   well   as   another�察  �I   warrant。      As   I   saw   these 

manoeuvres going on�察�I could not help just giving a wink to Lady Jane�察�as 

much as to say I knew what was what。 ;I guess the young lady is looking 

for Somebody�察─�says I。          It was then her turn to look queer�察�I assure you�察�

and   she   blushed   as   red   as   scarlet�察  �but�察  �after   a   minute�察  �the   good´natured 

little  thing   looked    at  her   sister�察 �and   both   the  young     ladies   put  their 

handkerchiefs up to their faces�察�and began laughinglaughing as if I had 

said the funniest thing in the world。 

     ;Il est charmant�察�votre monsieur�察─�said Lady Jane to her grandmamma�察�

and   on   which   I   bowed�察  �and   said�察   �Madame�察  �vous   me   faites   beaucoup 



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d'honneur�此─�for I know the French language�察�and was pleased to find that 

these good ladies had taken a liking to me。 ;I'm a poor humble lad�察�ma'am�察�

not used to London society�察�and do really feel it quite kind of you to take 

me by the hand so�察�and give me a drive in your fine carriage。; 

     At this minute a gentleman on a black horse�察�with a pale face and a tuft 

to his chin�察�came riding up to the carriage�察�and I knew by a little start that 

Lady Fanny gave�察�and by her instantly looking round the other way�察�that 

SOMEBODY was come at last。 

     ;Lady Drum�察─�said he�察 �your most devoted servant�                   �I have just been 

riding with a gentleman who almost shot himself for love of the beautiful 

Countess of Drum in the yearnever mind the year。; 

     ;Was it Killblazes�拭─�said the lady�此          �he's a dear old man�察�and I'm quite 

ready   to   go   off   with   him   this   minute。 Or   was   it   that   delight   of   an   old 

bishop�拭     �He's   got   a   lock   of   my   hair   nowI   gave   it   him   when   he   was 

Papa's   chaplain�察  �and   let   me   tell   you   it   would   be   a   hard   matter   to   find 

another now in the same place。; 

     ;Law�察�my Lady� ─�says I�察 �you don't say so�拭─�

     ;But indeed I do�察�my good sir�察─�says she�察 �for between ourselves�察�my 

head's as bare as a cannon´ballask Fanny if it isn't。             Such a fright as the 

poor thing got when she was a babby�察�and came upon me suddenly in my 

dressing´room without my wig� ─�

     ;I hope Lady Fanny has recovered from the shock�察─�said ;Somebody�察─�

looking   first   at   her�察 �and   then   at   me   as   if   he   had   a  mind   to   swallow   me。 

And would you believe it�拭�all that Lady Fanny could say was�察 �Pretty well�察�

I   thank   you�察  �my   Lord�察─  �and   she   said   this   with   as   much   fluttering   and 

blushing as we used to say our Virgil at school when we hadn't learned it。 

     My     Lord   still  kept   on  looking    very    fiercely   at  me�察  �and   muttered 

something about having hoped to find a seat in Lady Drum's carriage�察�as 

he   was   tired   of   riding�察  �on   which   Lady   Fanny   muttered   something�察  �too�察�

about ;a friend of Grandmamma's。; 

     ;You   should   say   a   friend   of   yours�察  �Fanny�察─  �says   Lady   Jane�此   �I   am 

sure we should never have come to the Park if Fanny had not insisted upon 

bringing Mr。 Titmarsh hither。          Let me introduce the Earl of Tiptoff to Mr。 

Titmarsh。;      But�察�instead of taking off his hat�察�as I did mine�察�his Lordship 



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growled out that he hoped for another opportunity�察�and galloped off again 

on   his   black   horse。   Why   the   deuce   I   should   have   offended   him   I   never 

could understand。 

     But it seemed as if I was destined to offend all the men that day�察�for 

who should presently come up but the Right Honourable Edmund Preston�察�

one   of   His   Majesty's   Secretaries   of   State   ��as   I   know   very   well   by   the 

almanac in our office�� and the husband of Lady Jane。 

     The Right Honourable Edmund was riding a grey cob�察�and was a fat 

pale´faced man�察�who looked as if he never went into the open air。 ;Who 

the devil's that�拭─�said he to his wife�察�looking surlily both at me and her。 

     ;Oh�察 �it's   a   friend of   Grandmamma's   and Jane's�察─  �said   Lady  Fanny  at 

once�察�looking�察�like a sly rogue as she was�察�quite archly at her sisterwho 

in her turn appeared quite frightened�察�and looked imploringly at her sister�察�

and    never   dared    to  breathe   a  syllable。   ;Yes�察  �indeed�察─  �continued     Lady 

Fanny�察 �Mr。 Titmarsh is a cousin of Grandmamma's by the mother's side�此�

by the Hoggarty side。        Didn't you know the Hoggarties when you were in 

Ireland�察    �Edmund�察     �with    Lord    Bagwig�拭      �Let    me    introduce     you    to 

Grandmamma's          cousin�察  �Mr。   Titmarsh�此    �Mr。   Titmarsh�察   �my   brother�察   �Mr。 

Edmund Preston。; 

     There was Lady Jane all the time treading upon her sister's foot as hard 

as possible�察�and the little wicked thing would take no notice�察�and I�察�who 

had   never   heard   of   the   cousinship�察  �feeling   as   confounded   as   could   be。 

But I did not know the Countess of Drum near so well as that sly minx her 

grand´daughter did�察�for the old lady�察�who had just before called poor Gus 

Hoskins her cousin�察�had�察�it appeared�察�the mania of fancying all the world 

related to her�察�and said ´ 

     ;Yes�察   �we're   cousins�察  �and   not   very   far  removed。     Mick     Hoggarty's 

grandmother   was   Millicent   Brady�察  �and   she   and   my   Aunt   Towzer   were 

related�察�as all the world knows�察�for Decimus Brady�察�of Ballybrady�察�married 

an own cousin of Aunt Towzer's mother�察�Bell Swiftthat was no relation 

of the Dean's�察�my love�察�who came but of a so´so family´ ´and isn't THAT 

clear�拭─�

     ;Oh�察  �perfectly�察  �Grandmamma�察─  �said   Lady   Jane�察  �laughing�察  �while   the 

right honourable gent still rode by us�察�looking sour and surly。 



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     ;And sure you knew the Hoggarties�察�Edmund��the thirteen red´haired 

girlsthe nine graces�察�and four over�察�as poor Clanboy used to call them。 

Poor Clan��a cousin of yours and mine�察�Mr。 Titmarsh�察�and sadly in love 

with    me   he   was   too。   Not    remember      them    ALL   now�察   �Edmund��not 

remember��not remember Biddy and Minny�察�and Thedy and Widdy�察�and 

Mysie and Grizzy�察�and Polly and Dolly and the rest�拭─�

     ;D´ the Miss Hoggarties�察�ma'am�察─�said the right honourable gent�察�and 

he said it with such energy�察�that his grey horse gave a sudden lash out that 

well   nigh   sent   him   over   his   head。  Lady   Jane   screamed�察  �Lady   Fanny 

laughed�察�old Lady Drum looked as if she did not care twopence�察�and said 

;Serve you right for swearing�察�you ojous man you� ─�

     ;Hadn't   you   better   come   into   the   carriage�察  �EdmundMr。   Preston�拭─�

cried out the lady�察�anxiously。 

     ;Oh�察�I'm sure I'll slip out�察�ma'am�察─�says I。 

     ;Poohpooh�   �don't   stir�察─  �said   Lady   Drum�此     �it's   my   carriage�察  �and   if 

Mr。 Preston chooses to swear at a lady of   my  years in that ojous vulgar 

wayin that ojous vulgar way I repeatI don't see why my friends should 

be inconvenienced for him。           Let him sit on the dicky if he likes�察�or come 

in   and   ride   bodkin。;   It   was   quite   clear   that   my   Lady   Drum   hated   her 

grandson´in´law heartily�察�and I've remarked somehow in families that this 

kind of hatred is by no means uncommon。 

     Mr。 Preston�察�one of His Majesty's Secretaries of State�察�was�察�to tell the 

truth�察�in a great fright upon his horse�察�and was glad to get away from the 

kicking plunging brute。         His pale face looked still paler than before�察�and 

his hands and legs trembled�察�as he dismounted from the cob and gave the 

reins   to   his   servant。 I   disliked   the   looks   of   the   chapof   the   master�察  �I 

meanat the first moment he came up�察�when he spoke rudely to that nice 

gentle    wife   of  his�察  �and   I  thought   he   was   a  cowardly     fellow�察  �as  th

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