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captain and being lauded to the skies for his red whiskers�察�his bravery�察�his 

soldierly bearing and   his pride�察�turned out to be the dishonest son of   an 

honest linen´draper in a small country town�察�and whom�察�if it were not for 

this fortunate exposure�察�we should not yet despair of encountering as the 

fortunate   husband   of   some   rich   heiress。   Ladies�察  �ladies�察  �the   throwing´off 

young   gentlemen   are   often   swindlers�察  �and   always   fools。       So   pray   you 

avoid them。 



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        THE YOUNG LADIES' YOUNG 

                          GENTLEMAN 



     This young gentleman has several titles。          Some young ladies consider 

him 'a   nice young   man��' others   'a fine   young man��'   others 'quite   a   lady's 

man��' others 'a handsome man��' others 'a remarkably good´looking young 

man。'     With   some   young   ladies   he   is   'a   perfect   angel��'   and   with   others 

'quite a love。'    He is likewise a charming creature�察�a duck�察�and a dear。 

     The young ladies' young gentleman has usually a fresh colour and very 

white teeth�察�which latter articles�察�of course�察�he displays on every possible 

opportunity。     He   has   brown   or   black   hair�察  �and   whiskers   of   the   same�察  �if 

possible�察�but a slight tinge of red�察�or the hue which is vulgarly known as 

SANDY�察�is not considered an objection。            If his head and face be large�察�his 

nose prominent�察�and his figure square�察�he is an uncommonly fine young 

man�察�and worshipped accordingly。           Should his whiskers meet beneath his 

chin�察�so much the better�察�though this is not absolutely insisted on�察�but he 

must wear an under´waistcoat�察�and smile constantly。 

     There was a great party got up by some party´loving friends of ours 

last summer�察�to go and dine in Epping Forest。            As we hold that such wild 

expeditions should   never  be   indulged   in�察 �save  by  people   of   the   smallest 

means�察�who have no dinner at home�察�we should indubitably have excused 

ourself from attending�察�if we had not recollected that the projectors of the 

excursion were always accompanied on such occasions by a choice sample 

of   the   young   ladies'   young   gentleman�察  �whom   we   were   very   anxious   to 

have an opportunity of meeting。         This determined us�察�and we went。 

    We   were   to   make   for   Chigwell   in   four   glass   coaches�察  �each   with   a 

trifling company of   six or eight   inside�察�and   a little boy  belonging to   the 

projectors on the box ´ and to start from the residence of the projectors�察�

Woburn´place�察  �Russell´square�察  �at   half´past   ten   precisely。    We   arrived   at 

the place of rendezvous at the appointed time�察�and found the glass coaches 

and    the  little  boys   quite  ready�察  �and   divers   young    ladies   and   young 

gentlemen      looking    anxiously    over    the  breakfast´parlour     blinds�察  �who 



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appeared   by   no   means   so   much   gratified   by   our   approach   as   we   might 

have     expected�察    �but   evidently    wished     we   had    been    somebody      else。 

Observing       that  our   arrival   in  lieu  of  the   unknown      occasioned      some 

disappointment�察  �we   ventured   to   inquire   who   was   yet   to   come�察  �when   we 

found from the hasty reply of a dozen voices�察�that it was no other than the 

young ladies' young gentleman。 

     'I cannot imagine��' said the mamma�察�'what has become of Mr。 Balim ´ 

always so punctual�察�always so pleasant and agreeable。                   I am sure I can´ 

NOT think。'       As these last words were uttered in that measured�察�emphatic 

manner which painfully announces that the speaker has not quite made up 

his or her mind what to say�察�but is determined to talk on nevertheless�察�the 

eldest daughter took up the subject�察�and hoped no accident had happened 

to Mr。 Balim�察�upon which there was a general chorus of 'Dear Mr。 Balim��' 

and   one   young   lady�察  �more   adventurous   than   the   rest�察  �proposed   that   an 

express should be straightway sent   to dear Mr。 Balim's lodgings。                    This�察�

however�察 �the  papa  resolutely  opposed�察 �observing�察 �in   what   a   short   young 

lady behind us termed 'quite a bearish way��' that if Mr。 Balim didn't choose 

to   come�察   �he  might    stop   at  home。    At    this  all  the  daughters     raised   a 

murmur of 'Oh pa��' except one sprightly little girl of eight or ten years old�察�

who�察�taking advantage of a pause in the discourse�察�remarked�察�that perhaps 

Mr。 Balim might have been married that morning ´ for which impertinent 

suggestion she was summarily ejected from the room by her eldest sister。 

     We were all in a state of great mortification and uneasiness�察�when one 

of the little boys�察�running into the room as airily as little boys usually run 

who have an unlimited allowance of animal food in the holidays�察�and keep 

their hands   constantly  forced down to   the  bottoms of   very  deep trouser´ 

pockets when they take exercise�察�joyfully announced that Mr。 Balim was 

at that moment coming up the street in a hackney´cab�察�and the intelligence 

was confirmed beyond all doubt a minute afterwards by the entry of Mr。 

Balim himself�察�who was received with repeated cries of 'Where have you 

been�察�you naughty creature��' whereunto the naughty creature replied�察�that 

he had been in bed�察�in consequence of a late party the night before�察�and 

had     only   just  risen。    The     acknowledgment         awakened      a   variety   of 

agonizing   fears   that   he   had   taken   no   breakfast�察  �which   appearing   after   a 



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slight cross´examination to be the real state of the case�察�breakfast for one 

was      immediately       ordered�察     �notwithstanding        Mr。    Balim's     repeated 

protestations that he couldn't think of it。           He did think of it though�察�and 

thought better of it too�察�for he made a remarkably good meal when it came�察�

and was assiduously served by a select knot of young ladies。                  It was quite 

delightful to see how he ate and drank�察�while one pair of fair hands poured 

out his coffee�察�and another put in the sugar�察�and another the milk�察�the rest 

of the company ever and anon casting angry glances at their watches�察�and 

the    glass   coaches�察    �  and   the   little  boys   looking    on   in  an   agony    of 

apprehension lest it should begin to rain before we set out�察�it might have 

rained all day�察�after we were once too far to turn back again�察�and welcome�察�

for aught they cared。 

     However�察      �the  cavalcade     moved     at   length�察  �every    coachman      being 

accommodated   with   a   hamper   between   his   legs   something   larger   than   a 

wheelbarrow�察�and the company being packed as closely as they possibly 

could   in   the   carriages�察 �'according��'   as one   married lady  observed�察 �'to   the 

immemorial        custom�察    �which    was    half  the   diversion    of   gipsy   parties。' 

Thinking it very likely it might be ��we have never been able to discover 

the other   half���察 �we   submitted to   be stowed   away  with   a   cheerful   aspect�察�

and were fortunate enough to occupy one corner of a coach in which were 

one old lady�察�four young ladies�察�and the renowned Mr。 Balim the young 

ladies' young gentleman。 

     We were no sooner fairly off�察�than the young ladies' young gentleman 

hummed   a   fragment   of   an   air�察  �which   induced   a   young   lady   to   inquire 

whether he had danced to that the night before。               'By Heaven�察�then�察�I did��' 

replied the young gentleman�察�'and with a lovely heiress�察�a superb creature�察�

with twenty thousand pounds。' 'You seem rather struck��' observed another 

young      lady。    ''Gad    she   was    a  sweet     creature��'   returned    the   young 

gentleman�察�arranging his hair。           'Of course SHE was struck too��' inquired 

the   first   young   lady。   'How   can   you   ask�察  �love��'   interposed   the   second�察�

'could   she   fail   to   be��' 'Well�察  �honestly   I   think   she   was��'   observed   the 

young gentleman。         At this point of the dialogue�察�the young lady who had 

spoken   first�察  �and   who   sat   on   the   young   gentleman's   right�察  �struck   him   a 

severe   blow   on   the   arm   with   a   rosebud�察  �and   said   he   was   a   vain   man   ´ 



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whereupon the young gentleman insisted on having the rosebud�察�and the 

young      lady   appealing     for  help   to  the   other   young     ladies�察  �a  charming 

struggle   ensued�察  �terminating   in   the   victory  of   the   young   gentleman�察  �and 

the   capture   of   the   rosebud。     This   little   skirmish   over�察  �the   married   lady�察�

who     was    the  mother     of  the   rosebud�察    �smiled    sweetly   upon     the   young 

gentleman�察�and accused him of being a flirt�察�the young gentleman pleading 

not   guilty�察  �a   most   interesting   discussion   took   place   upon   the   important 

point   whether   the   young   gentleman   was   a   flirt   or   not�察  �which   being   an 

agreeable   conversation   of   a   light   kind�察  �lasted   a   considerable   time。        At 

length�察  �a   short   silence   occurring�察  �the   young   ladies   on   either   side   of   the 

young      gentleman      

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