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grumbles      all  the   way    at  his  own    good    nature�此   �his   bitter   reflections 

aggravated   by   the   recollection�察  �that   Tom   Smith   has   taken   the   chair   at   a 

little impromptu dinner at a fighting man's�察�and that a set´to was to take 

place on a dining´table�察�between the fighting man and his brother´ in´law�察�

which is probably 'coming off' at that very instant。 

     As   the   out´and´out   young   gentleman   is   by   no   means   at   his   ease   in 

ladies'   society�察  �he   shrinks   into   a   corner   of   the   drawing´room   when   they 

reach the friend's�察�and unless one of his sisters is kind enough to talk to 

him�察�remains there without being much troubled by the attentions of other 

people�察  �until   he   espies�察  �lingering   outside   the   door�察  �another   gentleman�察�

whom he at once knows�察�by his air and manner ��for there is a kind of free´ 

masonry in the craft���察�to be a brother out´and´outer�察�and towards whom he 

accordingly   makes   his   way。       Conversation   being   soon   opened   by   some 

casual   remark�察  �the   second   out´and´outer   confidentially   informs   the   first�察�



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that   he   is   one   of   the   rough   sort   and   hates   that   kind   of   thing�察  �only   he 

couldn't very well be off coming�察�to which the other replies�察�that that's just 

his case ´ 'and I'll tell you what��' continues the out´ and´outer in a whisper�察�

'I should like a glass of warm brandy and water just now��' ´ 'Or a pint of 

stout and a pipe��' suggests the other out´and´outer。 

     The discovery is at once made that they are sympathetic souls�察�each of 

them says at the same moment�察�that he sees the other understands what's 

what�此    �and   they   become   fast   friends   at   once�察  �more   especially   when   it 

appears�察�that the second out´and´outer is no other than a gentleman�察�long 

favourably   known        to  his   familiars   as  'Mr。   Warmint     Blake��'    who    upon 

divers   occasions   has   distinguished   himself   in   a   manner   that   would   not 

have disgraced the fighting man�察�and who ´ having been a pretty long time 

about town ´ had the honour of once shaking hands with the celebrated Mr。 

Thurtell himself。 

     At supper�察�these gentlemen greatly distinguish themselves�察�brightening 

up very much when the ladies leave the table�察�and proclaiming aloud their 

intention of beginning to spend the evening ´ a process which is generally 

understood   to   be   satisfactorily   performed�察  �when   a   great   deal   of   wine   is 

drunk and a great deal of noise made�察�both of which feats the out´and´out 

young   gentlemen   execute   to   perfection。         Having   protracted   their   sitting 

until   long    after  the   host   and   the  other    guests   have    adjourned     to  the 

drawing´   room�察  �and   finding   that   they   have   drained   the   decanters   empty�察�

they   follow   them   thither   with   complexions   rather   heightened�察  �and   faces 

rather bloated with wine�察�and the agitated lady of the house whispers her 

friends as they waltz together�察�to the great terror of the whole room�察�that 

'both Mr。 Blake and Mr。 Dummins are very nice sort of young men in their 

way�察  �only   they   are   eccentric   persons�察  �and   unfortunately   RATHER   TOO 

WILD��' 

     The remaining class of out´and´out young gentlemen is composed of 

persons�察�who�察�having no money of their own and a soul above earning any�察�

enjoy      similar    pleasures�察    �nobody      knows      how。      These      respectable 

gentlemen�察  �without   aiming   quite   so   much   at   the   out´and´out   in   external 

appearance�察      �are  distinguished      by   all  the  same    amiable     and   attractive 

characteristics�察 �in   an   equal   or perhaps greater degree�察 �and now  and   then 



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find their way into society�察�through the medium of the other class of out´ 

and´out young gentlemen�察�who will sometimes carry them home�察�and who 

usually  pay  their   tavern   bills。    As   they  are   equally  gentlemanly�察  �clever�察�

witty�察    �intelligent�察   �wise�察    �and    well´bred�察     �we    need     scarcely     have 

recommended them to the peculiar consideration of the young ladies�察�if it 

were   not   that   some   of   the   gentle   creatures   whom   we   hold   in   such   high 

respect�察�are perhaps a little too apt to confound a great many heavier terms 

with the light word eccentricity�察�which we beg them henceforth to take in a 

strictly Johnsonian sense�察�without any liberality or latitude of construction。 



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       THE VERY FRIENDLY YOUNG 

                          GENTLEMAN 



    We know ´ and all people know ´ so many specimens of this class�察�that 

in selecting the few heads our limits enable us to take from a great number�察�

we   have   been   induced   to   give   the   very   friendly   young   gentleman   the 

preference over many others�察�to whose claims upon a more cursory view 

of the question we had felt disposed to assign the priority。 

     The very friendly young gentleman is very friendly to everybody�察�but 

he   attaches   himself    particularly   to  two�察 �or  at  most   to  three   families�此�

regulating his choice by their dinners�察�their circle of acquaintance�察�or some 

other criterion in which he has an immediate interest。              He is of any age 

between twenty and forty�察�unmarried of course�察�must be fond of children�察�

and   is   expected   to   make   himself   generally   useful   if   possible。 Let   us 

illustrate our meaning by an example�察�which is the shortest mode and the 

clearest。 

    We   encountered   one   day�察  �by  chance�察  �an old   friend   of   whom   we   had 

lost sight for some years�察�and who ´ expressing a strong anxiety to renew 

our former intimacy ´ urged us to dine with him on an early day�察�that we 

might talk   over old   times。     We readily  assented�察 �adding�察 �that   we  hoped 

we should be alone。        'Oh�察�certainly�察�certainly��' said our friend�察�'not a soul 

with us but Mincin。'       'And who is Mincin��' was our natural inquiry。             'O 

don't mind him��' replied our friend�察�'he's a most particular friend of mine�察�

and a very friendly fellow you will find him��' and so he left us。 

     'We thought no more about Mincin until we duly presented ourselves 

at the house next day�察�when�察�after a hearty welcome�察�our friend motioned 

towards   a   gentleman   who   had   been   previously  showing   his   teeth   by  the 

fireplace�察�and gave us to understand that it was Mr。 Mincin�察�of whom he 

had   spoken。    It   required   no   great   penetration   on   our   part   to   discover   at 

once     that  Mr。   Mincin    was    in  every   respect   a  very   friendly    young 

gentleman。 

     'I am delighted��' said Mincin�察�hastily advancing�察�and pressing our hand 



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warmly   between   both   of   his�察  �'I   am   delighted�察  �I   am   sure�察  �to   make   your 

acquaintance ´ ��here he smiled�� ´ very much delighted indeed ´ ��here he 

exhibited a little emotion�� ´ I assure you that I have looked forward to it 

anxiously for a very long time��' here he released our hands�察�and rubbing 

his own�察�observed�察�that the day was severe�察�but that he was delighted to 

perceive from our appearance that it agreed with us wonderfully�察�and then 

went on to observe�察�that�察�notwithstanding the coldness of the weather�察�he 

had that morning seen in the paper an exceedingly curious paragraph�察�to 

the effect�察�that there was now in the garden of Mr。 Wilkins of Chichester�察�a 

pumpkin�察 �measuring   four   feet in height�察 �and  eleven   feet  seven inches   in 

circumference�察  �which   he   looked   upon   as   a   very   extraordinary   piece   of 

intelligence。      We ventured to remark�察�that we had a dim recollection of 

having   once   or   twice   before   observed   a   similar   paragraph   in   the   public 

prints�察�upon which Mr。 Mincin took us confidentially by the button�察�and 

said�察  �Exactly�察  �exactly�察  �to   be   sure�察  �we   were   very   right�察  �and   he   wondered 

what   the   editors   meant   by   putting   in   such   things。    Who   the   deuce�察  �he 

should like to know�察�did they suppose cared about them�拭�that struck him as 

being the best of it。 

     The lady of the house appeared shortly afterwards�察�and Mr。 Mincin's 

friendliness�察    �as   will   readily   be   supposed�察     �suffered    no   diminution      in 

consequence�察�he exerted much strength and skill in wheeling a large easy´ 

chair   up   to   the   fire�察  �and the   lady  being seated in   it�察  �carefully  closed   the 

door�察�stirred the fire�察�and looked to the windows to see that they admitted 

no air�察�having satisfied himself upon all these points�察�he expressed himself 

quite easy in his mind�察�and begged to know how she found herself to´day。 

Upon   the   lady's   replying   very  well�察  �Mr。   Mincin   ��who   it   appeared   was   a 

medical   gentleman��   offered   some   general   remarks   upon   the   nature   and 

treatment of colds in the head�察�which occupied us agreeably until dinner´ 

time。    During the meal�察�he devoted himself to complimenting everybody�察�

not    forgetting    himself�察    �so   that  we    were    an   uncommonly         agreeable 

quartette。 

     'I'll tell you what�察�Capper��' said Mr。 Mincin to our host�察�as he closed 

the room door after the lady had retired�察�'you have very great reason to be 

fond of   your   wife。     Sweet   

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