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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  the 

adventure of the cob showed him to be。              Heaven bless you� �a baby could 

have ridden it�察�and here was the man with his soul in his mouth at the very 

first kick。 

     ;Oh�察�quick�   �DO  come   in�察 �Edmund�察─�said   Lady  Fanny�察 �laughing�察  �and 

the carriage steps being let down�察�and giving me a great scowl as he came 

in�察�he was going to place himself in Lady Fanny's corner ��I warrant you I 



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wouldn't budge from mine���察�when the little rogue cried out�察 �Oh�察�no� �by no 

means�察�Mr。 Preston。         Shut the door�察�Thomas。           And oh� �what fun it will 

be to show all the world a Secretary of State riding bodkin� ─�

     And pretty glum the Secretary of State looked�察�I assure you� �

     ;Take   my   place�察  �Edmund�察  �and   don't   mind   Fanny's   folly�察─  �said   Lady 

Jane�察�timidly。 

     ;Oh no�      �Pray�察�madam�察�don't stir�         �I'm comfortable�察�very comfortable�察�

and so I hope is this Mr。this gentleman。; 

     ;Perfectly�察�I   assure   you�察─  �says   I。  ;I   was   going   to offer to   ride   your 

horse home for you�察�as you seemed to be rather frightened at it�察�but the 

fact was�察�I was so comfortable here that really I COULDN'T move。; 

     Such a grin as old Lady Drum gave when I said that��how her little 

eyes   twinkled�察  �and   her   little   sly   mouth   puckered   up�      �I   couldn't   help 

speaking�察�for�察�look you�察�my blood was up。 

     ;We shall always be happy of your company�察�Cousin Titmarsh�察─�says 

she�察  �and   handed   me   a   gold   snuff´box�察  �out   of   which   I   took   a   pinch�察  �and 

sneezed with the air of a lord。 

     ;As   you   have   invited   this   gentleman   into   your   carriage�察  �Lady   Jane 

Preston�察�hadn't you better invite him home to dinner�拭─�says Mr。 Preston�察�

quite blue with rage。 

     ;I   invited   him   into   my   carriage�察─  �says   the   old   lady�察   �and   as   we   are 

going   to   dine   at   your   house�察  �and   you   press   it�察  �I'm   sure   I   shall   be   very 

happy to see him there。; 

     ;I'm very sorry I'm engaged�察─�said I。 

     ;Oh�察�indeed�察�what a pity� ─�says Right Honourable Ned�察�still glowering 

at   his   wife。  ;What   a   pity   that   this   gentlemanI   forget   his   namethat 

your friend�察�Lady Jane�察�is engaged�             �I am sure you would have had such 

gratification in meeting your relation in Whitehall。; 

     Lady Drum was over´fond of finding out relations to be sure�察�but this 

speech   of   Right   Honourable   Ned's   was   rather   too   much。       ;Now�察  �Sam�察─�

says I�察 �be a man and show your spirit� ─            �So I spoke up at once�察�and said�察�

;Why�察�ladies�察�as the right honourable gent is so VERY pressing�察�I'll give 

up my engagement�察�and shall have sincere pleasure in cutting mutton with 

him。     What's your hour�察�sir�拭─�



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     He didn't condescend to answer�察�and for me I did not care�察�for�察�you see�察�

I   did   not   intend   to   dine   with   the   man�察  �but   only  to   give   him  a   lesson   of 

manners。       For   though   I   am   but   a   poor   fellow�察  �and   hear   people   cry   out 

how vulgar it is to eat peas with a knife�察�or ask three times for cheese�察�and 

such like points of ceremony�察�there's something�察�I think�察�much more vulgar 

than all this�察�and that is�察�insolence to one's inferiors。              I hate the chap that 

uses it�察�as I scorn him of humble rank that affects to be of the fashion�察�and 

so I determined to let Mr。 Preston know a piece of my mind。 

     When   the  carriage  drove  up   to his   house�察 �I   handed out   the ladies   as 

politely as possible�察�and walked into the hall�察�and then�察�taking hold of Mr。 

Preston's   button   at   the   door�察  �I   said�察  �before   the   ladies   and   the   two   big 

servantsupon my word I did;Sir�察─�says I�察 �this kind old lady asked me 

into her carriage�察�and I rode in it to please her�察�not myself。                    When you 

came up and asked who the devil I was�察�I thought you might have put the 

question   in   a   more   polite   manner�察  �but   it   wasn't   my   business   to   speak。 

When�察  �by   way   of   a   joke�察  �you   invited   me   to   dinner�察  �I   thought   I   would 

answer in a joke too�察�and here I am。               But don't be frightened�察�I'm not a´ 

going   to   dine   with   you�此    �only   if   you   play   the   same   joke   upon     other 

parties   on   some   of   the   chaps   in   our   office�察  �for   exampleI   recommend 

you to have a care�察�or they will TAKE YOU AT YOUR WORD。; 

     ;Is that all�察�sir�拭─�says Mr。 Preston�察�still in a rage。             ;If you have done�察�

will you leave this house�察�or shall my servants turn you out�拭                      �Turn out 

this fellow� �do you hear me�拭─�and he broke away from me�察�and flung into 

his study in a rage。 

     ;He's an ojous horrid monsther of a man�察�that husband of yours� ─�said 

Lady  Drum�察  �seizing   hold   of   her   elder   grand´daughter's   arm�察   �and   I   hate 

him�察�and so come away�察�for the dinner'll be getting cold�此─�and she was for 

hurrying   away  Lady  Jane   without   more   ado。  But that   kind lady�察  �coming 

forward�察�looking very pale and trembling�察�said�察 �Mr。 Titmarsh�察�I do hope 

you'll   not   be   angrythat   is�察  �that   you'll   forget   what   has   happened�察  �for�察�

believe me�察�it has given me very great; 

     Very great what�察�I never could say�察�for here the poor thing's eyes filled 

with tears�察�and Lady Drum crying out ;Tut�察�tut� �none of this nonsense�察─�

pulled her away by the sleeve�察�and went upstairs。                   But little Lady Fanny 



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walked boldly up to me�察�and held me out her little hand�察�and gave mine 

such   a   squeeze   and   said�察   �Good´bye�察  �my   dear   Mr。   Titmarsh�察─  �so   very 

kindly�察�that I'm blest if I did not blush up to the ears�察�and all the blood in 

my body began to tingle。 

     So�察�when she was gone�察�I clapped my hat on my head�察�and walked out 

of the hall´door�察�feeling as proud as a peacock and as brave as a lion�察�and 

all I wished for was that one of those saucy grinning footmen should say 

or do something to me that was the least uncivil�察�so that I might have the 

pleasure of knocking him down�察�with my best compliments to his master。 

But neither of them did me any such favour� �and I went away and dined at 

home off boiled mutton and turnips with Gus Hoskins quite peacefully。 

     I did not think it was proper to tell Gus ��who�察�between ourselves�察�is 

rather curious�察�and inclined to tittle´tattle�� all the particulars of the family 

quarrel of which I had been the cause and witness�察�and so just said that the 

old lady�─�They were the Drum arms�察─�says Gus�察 �for I went and looked 

them out that minute in the 'Peerage';��that the old lady turned out to be a 

cousin of mine�察�and that she had taken me to drive in the Park。                Next day 

we went to the office as usual�察�when you may be sure that Hoskins told 

everything of what had happened�察�and a great deal more�察�and somehow�察�

though I did not pretend to care sixpence about the matter�察�I must confess 

that I WAS rather pleased that the gents in our office should hear of a part 

of my adventure。 

     But fancy my surprise�察�on coming home in the evening�察�to find Mrs。 

Stokes   the   landlady�察  �Miss   Selina   Stokes   her   daughter�察  �and   Master   Bob 

Stokes her son ��an idle young vagabond that was always playing marbles 

on   St。   Bride's   steps   and   in   Salisbury   Square����when   I   found   them   all 

bustling and tumbling up the steps before me to our rooms on the second 

floor�察  �and   there�察  �on   the   table�察  �between   our   two   flutes   on   one   side�察  �my 

album�察�Gus's ;Don Juan; and ;Peerage; on the other�察�I saw as follows�此� 

     1。   A basket of great red peaches�察�looking like the cheeks of my dear 

Mary Smith。 

     2。   A ditto of large�察�fat�察�luscious�察�heavy´looking grapes。 

     3。   An enormous piece of raw mutton�察�as I thought it was�察�but Mrs。 

Stokes said it was the primest haunch of venison that ever she saw。 



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     And three cardsviz。 

       DOWAGER COUNTESS OF DRUM。 LADY FANNY RAKES。 

     MR。 PRESTON。 LADY JANE PRESTON。 

     EARL OF TIPTOFF。 

       ;Sich   a   carriage� ─  �says   Mrs。   Stokes   ��for   that   was   the   way  the   poor 

thing    spoke��。    ;Sich    a   carriageall   over   coronites�   �sich  liveries´   ´two 

great   footmen�察  �with   red   whiskers   and   yellow´plush   small´   clothes�察  �and 

inside�察 �a very  old   lady  in   a   white   poke   bonnet�察 �and   a   young   one   with   a 

great Leghorn hat and blue ribands�察�and a great tall pale gentleman with a 

tuft on his chin。 

     ;'Pray�察�madam�察�does Mr。 Titmarsh live here��' says the young lady�察�with 

her clear voice。 

     ;'Yes�察�my Lady��' says I�察�'but he's at the officethe West Diddlesex Fire 

and Life Office�察�Cornhill。' 

     ;'Charles�察�get out the things��' says the gentleman�察�quite solemn。 

     ;'Yes�察  �my   Lord��'   says   Charles�察  �and   brings   me   out   the   haunch   in   a 

newspaper�察  �and   on   the   chany  dish   as   you   see   it�察  �and   the   two   baskets   of 

fruit besides。 

     ;'Have the kindness�察�madam��' says my Lord�察�'to take these things to Mr。 

Titmarsh's   rooms�察  �with   our�察  �with   Lady   Jane   Preston's   co

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