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

young      gentleman      fell  suddenly   fast    asleep�察  �and    the  young     gentleman�察�

winking   upon   us   to   preserve   silence�察  �won   a   pair   of   gloves   from   each�察�

thereby causing them to wake with equal suddenness and to scream very 

loud。     The lively conversation to which this pleasantry gave rise�察�lasted 

for the remainder of the ride�察�and would have eked out a much longer one。 

     We dined rather more comfortably than people usually do under such 

circumstances�察�nothing having been left behind but the cork´screw and the 

bread。      The     married     gentlemen       were    unusually      thirsty�察 �which     they 

attributed to the heat of the weather�察�the little boys ate to inconvenience�察�

mammas   were   very  jovial�察  �and   their   daughters   very  fascinating�察  �and   the 

attendants being well´behaved men�察�got exceedingly drunk at a respectful 

distance。 

     We   had   our   eye   on   Mr。   Balim   at   dinner´time�察  �and   perceived   that   he 

flourished wonderfully�察�being still surrounded by a little group of young 

ladies�察�who listened to him as an oracle�察�while he ate from their plates and 

drank from their glasses in a manner truly captivating from its excessive 

playfulness。       His   conversation�察  �too�察  �was   exceedingly   brilliant。        In   fact�察�

one     elderly    lady    assured     us�察 �that    in  the   course     of   a   little  lively 

BADINAGE   on   the   subject   of   ladies'   dresses�察  �he   had   evinced   as   much 

knowledge as if he had been born and bred a milliner。 

     As such of the fat people who did not happen to fall asleep after dinner 

entered upon a most vigorous game at ball�察�we slipped away alone into a 

thicker part of the wood�察�hoping to fall in with Mr。 Balim�察�the greater part 

of the young people having dropped off in twos and threes and the young 



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ladies' young gentleman among them。 Nor were we disappointed�察�for we 

had not walked far�察�when�察�peeping through the trees�察�we discovered him 

before us�察�and truly it was a pleasant thing to contemplate his greatness。 

     The young ladies' young gentleman was seated upon the ground�察�at the 

feet   of   a   few   young   ladies   who   were   reclining   on   a   bank�察  �he   was   so 

profusely decked with scarfs�察�ribands�察�flowers�察�and other pretty spoils�察�that 

he looked like a lamb ´ or perhaps a calf would be a better simile ´ adorned 

for the sacrifice。      One young lady supported a parasol over his interesting 

head�察�another held his hat�察�and a third his neck´cloth�察�which in romantic 

fashion   he   had   thrown   off�察  �the   young   gentleman   himself�察  �with   his   hand 

upon   his   breast�察  �and   his   face   moulded   into   an   expression   of   the   most 

honeyed   sweetness�察 �was   warbling   forth   some   choice specimens of   vocal 

music in praise of female loveliness�察�in a style so exquisitely perfect�察�that 

we burst into an involuntary shout of laughter�察�and made a hasty retreat。 

     What     charming     fellows    these   young     ladies'  young     gentlemen     are� �

Ducks�察�dears�察�loves�察�angels�察�are all terms inadequate to express their merit。 

They are such amazingly�察�uncommonly�察�wonderfully�察�nice men。 



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                             CONCLUSION 



     As   we   have   placed   before   the   young   ladies   so   many   specimens   of 

young   gentlemen�察  �and   have   also   in   the   dedication   of   this   volume   given 

them  to   understand   how   much   we   reverence and   admire   their   numerous 

virtues and perfections�察�as we have given them such strong reasons to treat 

us with confidence�察�and to banish�察�in our case�察�all that reserve and distrust 

of   the   male   sex   which�察  �as   a   point   of   general   behaviour�察  �they   cannot   do 

better than preserve and maintain ´ we say�察�as we have done all this�察�we 

feel   that   now�察  �when   we   have   arrived   at   the   close   of   our   task�察  �they   may 

naturally press upon us the inquiry�察�what particular description of young 

gentlemen we can conscientiously recommend。 

     Here     we   are  at  a   loss。   We    look    over   our   list�察 �and  can   neither 

recommend        the   bashful    young    gentleman�察     �nor  the   out´and´out     young 

gentleman�察�nor the very friendly young gentleman�察�nor the military young 

gentleman�察  �nor   the   political   young   gentleman�察  �nor   the   domestic   young 

gentleman�察  �nor   the   censorious   young   gentleman�察  �nor   the   funny   young 

gentleman�察  �nor   the   theatrical   young   gentleman�察  �nor   the   poetical   young 

gentleman�察 �nor the   throwing´off   young   gentleman�察�nor   the   young   ladies' 

young gentleman。 

     As there are some good points about many of them�察�which still are not 

sufficiently numerous to render any one among them eligible�察�as a whole�察�

our respectful advice to the young ladies is�察�to seek for a young gentleman 

who unites in himself the best qualities of all�察�and the worst weaknesses of 

none�察�and to lead him forthwith to the hymeneal altar�察�whether he will or 

no。    And to the young lady who secures him�察�we beg to tender one short 

fragment of matrimonial advice�察�selected from many sound passages of a 

similar tendency�察�to be found in a letter written by Dean Swift to a young 

lady on her marriage。 

     'The grand affair of your life will be�察�to gain and preserve the esteem 

of   your    husband。     Neither     good´nature      nor   virtue   will  suffer   him    to 

ESTEEM   you   against   his   judgment�察  �and   although   he   is   not   capable   of 

using   you   ill�察  �yet   you   will   in   time   grow   a   thing   indifferent   and   perhaps 



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contemptible�察  �unless   you   can   supply   the   loss   of   youth   and   beauty   with 

more durable qualities。         You have but a very few years to be young and 

handsome in the eyes of the world�察�and as few months to be so in the eyes 

of a husband who is not a fool�察�for I hope you do not still dream of charms 

and raptures�察�which marriage ever did�察�and ever will�察�put a sudden end to。' 

     From the anxiety we express for the proper behaviour of the fortunate 

lady after marriage�察�it may possibly be inferred that the young gentleman 

to whom we have so delicately alluded�察�is no other than ourself。                  Without 

in any way committing ourself upon this point�察�we have merely to observe�察�

that we are ready to receive sealed offers containing a full specification of 

age�察  �temper�察  �appearance�察  �and   condition�察  �but   we   beg   it   to   be   distinctly 

understood that we do not pledge ourself to accept the highest bidder。 

     These   offers   may   be   forwarded   to   the   Publishers�察  �Messrs。   Chapman 

and Hall�察�London�察�to   whom all pieces of plate and other testimonials   of 

approbation from the young ladies generally�察�are respectfully requested to 

be addressed。 



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