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double knock to show that he was by no means convinced�察�he broke with 

uncontrollable force from his parent and the servant girl�察�and running into 

the   street   without   his   hat�察  �actually   shook   his   fist   at   the   coachman�察  �and 

came back again with a face as white�察�Mrs。 Nixon says�察�looking about her 

for   a   simile�察  �as   white   as that   ceiling。   She never   will   forget   his   fury  that 

night�察�Never� �

     To this account Felix listens with a solemn face�察�occasionally looking 

at you to see how it affects you�察�and when his mother has made an end of 

it�察  �adds   that   he   looked     at  every    coachman       he   met    for  three    weeks 

afterwards�察  �in   hopes   that   he   might   see   the   scoundrel�察  �whereupon   Mrs。 

Nixon�察  �with   an   exclamation   of   terror�察  �requests   to   know   what   he   would 

have done to him if he HAD seen him�察�at which Felix smiling darkly and 

clenching       his   right   fist�察 �she    exclaims�察    �'Goodness       gracious��'     with   a 

distracted air�察�and insists upon extorting a promise that he never will on 

any     account     do   anything     so   rash�察  �which     her   dutiful    son   ´  it  being 

something       more     than   three   years    since   the   offence     was   committed      ´ 

reluctantly concedes�察�and his mother�察�shaking her head prophetically�察�fears 

with a sigh that his spirit will lead him into something violent yet。                       The 

discourse   then�察  �by   an   easy   transition�察  �turns   upon   the   spirit   which   glows 

within     the   bosom     of  Felix�察   �upon    which    point    Felix   himself     becomes 

eloquent�察�and relates a thrilling anecdote of the time when he used to sit up 

till two o'clock in the morning reading French�察�and how his mother used to 

say�察�'Felix�察�you will make yourself ill�察�I know you will��' and how HE used 

to   say�察  �'Mother�察  �I   don't   care   ´   I   will   do   it��'   and   how   at   last   his   mother 

privately     procured     a   doctor    to  come    and    see   him�察  �who    declared�察    �the 

moment he felt his pulse�察�that if he had gone on reading one night more ´ 

only   one   night   more   ´   he   must   have   put   a   blister   on   each   temple�察  �and 

another   between   his   shoulders�察  �and   who�察  �as   it   was�察  �sat   down   upon   the 

instant�察  �and   writing   a   prescription   for   a   blue   pill�察  �said   it   must   be   taken 



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immediately�察�or he wouldn't answer for the consequences。                     The recital of 

these and many other moving perils of the like nature�察�constantly harrows 

up the feelings of Mr。 Nixon's friends。 

     Mrs。   Nixon   has   a   tolerably   extensive   circle   of   female   acquaintance�察�

being     a   good´humoured�察        �talkative�察  �bustling     little  body�察   �and   to   the 

unmarried girls among them she is constantly vaunting the virtues of her 

son�察�hinting that she will be a very happy person who wins him�察�but that 

they   must   mind   their   P's   and   Q's�察  �for   he   is   very   particular�察  �and   terribly 

severe upon young ladies。            At this last caution the young ladies resident 

in the same row�察�who happen to be spending the evening there�察�put their 

pocket´handkerchiefs   before   their   mouths�察  �and   are   troubled   with   a   short 

cough�察�just then Felix knocks at the door�察�and his mother drawing the tea´ 

table nearer the fire�察�calls out to him as he takes off his boots in the back 

parlour that he needn't mind coming in in his slippers�察�for there are only 

the two Miss Greys and Miss Thompson�察�and she is quite sure they will 

excuse HIM�察�and nodding to the two Miss Greys�察�she adds�察�in a whisper�察�

that Julia Thompson is a great favourite with Felix�察�at which intelligence 

the short cough comes again�察�and Miss Thompson in particular is greatly 

troubled with it�察�till Felix coming in�察�very faint for want of his tea�察�changes 

the   subject   of   discourse�察  �and   enables   her   to   laugh   out   boldly   and   tell 

Amelia   Grey  not   to   be   so   foolish。    Here   they   all   three   laugh�察  �and   Mrs。 

Nixon says they are giddy girls�察�in which stage of the proceedings�察�Felix�察�

who     has   by   this  time   refreshened     himself    with   the   grateful   herb   that 

'cheers but not inebriates��' removes his cup from his countenance and says 

with a knowing smile�察�that all girls are�察�whereat his admiring mamma pats 

him  on   the   back   and   tells him  not to be   sly�察 �which   calls   forth   a   general 

laugh from the young ladies�察�and another smile from Felix�察�who�察�thinking 

he looks very sly indeed�察�is perfectly satisfied。 

     Tea being over�察�the young ladies resume their work�察�and Felix insists 

upon   holding   a   skein   of   silk   while   Miss   Thompson   winds   it   on   a   card。 

This   process having   been   performed   to the   satisfaction   of   all   parties�察  �he 

brings down his flute in compliance with a request from the youngest Miss 

Grey�察�and plays divers tunes out of a very small music´book till supper´ 

time�察�when he is very facetious and talkative indeed。                 Finally�察�after half a 



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tumblerful   of   warm   sherry   and   water�察  �he   gallantly   puts   on   his   goloshes 

over his slippers�察�and telling Miss Thompson's servant to run on first and 

get   the   door   open�察  �escorts   that   young   lady   to   her   house�察  �five   doors   off�此�

the Miss Greys who live in the next house but one stopping to peep with 

merry faces from their own door till he comes back again�察�when they call 

out   'Very   well�察  �Mr。   Felix��'   and   trip   into   the   passage   with   a   laugh   more 

musical than any flute that was ever played。 

     Felix   is   rather   prim   in   his   appearance�察  �and   perhaps   a   little   priggish 

about   his   books   and   flute�察  �and   so   forth�察  �which   have   all   their   peculiar 

corners      of   peculiar     shelves    in   his   bedroom�察      �indeed     all  his   female 

acquaintance ��and they are good judges�� have long ago set him down as a 

thorough old bachelor。           He is a favourite with them however�察�in a certain 

way�察    �as    an   honest�察    �inoffensive�察     �kind´hearted       creature�察    �and    as   his 

peculiarities harm nobody�察�not even himself�察�we are induced to hope that 

many who are not personally acquainted with him will take our good word 

in   his   behalf�察  �and   be   content   to   leave   him   to   a   long   continuance   of   his 

harmless existence。 



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            THE CENSORIOUS YOUNG 

                           GENTLEMAN 



     There is an amiable kind of young gentleman going about in society�察�

upon whom�察�after much experience of him�察�and considerable turning over 

of   the   subject   in  our   mind�察  �we    feel  it  our  duty   to  affix  the   above 

appellation。     Young ladies mildly call him a 'sarcastic' young gentleman�察�

or   a   'severe'   young   gentleman。    We�察  �who   know   better�察  �beg   to   acquaint 

them with the fact�察�that he is merely a censorious young gentleman�察�and 

nothing else。 

     The    censorious     young     gentleman     has   the   reputation    among     his 

familiars of a remarkably clever person�察�which he maintains by receiving 

all   intelligence    and    expressing     all  opinions    with    a  dubious     sneer�察�

accompanied   with   a   half   smile�察  �expressive   of   anything   you   please   but 

good´humour。         This    sets   people    about   thinking    what    on   earth   the 

censorious      young    gentleman     means�察    �and   they   speedily   arrive   at  the 

conclusion that he means something very deep indeed�察�for they reason in 

this   way   ´   'This   young   gentleman   looks   so   very   knowing   that   he   must 

mean something�察�and as I am by no means a dull individual�察�what a very 

deep meaning he must have if I can't find it out��'            It is extraordinary how 

soon   a   censorious   young   gentleman   may   make   a   reputation   in   his   own 

small   circle   if   he   bear   this   in   his   mind�察  �and   regulate   his   proceedings 

accordingly。 

     As young ladies are generally ´ not curious�察�but laudably desirous to 

acquire information�察�the censorious young gentleman is much talked about 

among them�察�and many surmises are hazarded regarding him。                    'I wonder��' 

exclaims the eldest Miss Greenwood�察�laying down her work to turn up the 

lamp�察  �'I   wonder   whether   Mr。   Fairfax   will   ever   be   married。' 'Bless   me�察�

dear��' cries Miss Marshall�察�'what ever made you think of him��'                  'Really I 

hardly   know��'    replies   Miss   Greenwood�察      �'he   is  such  a  very   mysterious 

person�察  �that   I  often   wonder    about   him。'   'Well�察  �to   tell  you  the  truth��' 

replies Miss Marshall�察�'and so do I。'         Here two other young ladies profess 



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that they are constantly doing the like�察�and all present appear in the same 

condition   except   one   young   lady�察  �who�察  �not   scrupling   to   state   that   she 

considers   Mr。   Fairfax   'a   horror��'   draws   down   all   the   opposition   of   the 

others�察�which having been expressed in a great many ejaculatory passages�察�

such as 'Well�察�did I ever��' ´ and 'Lor�察�Emily�察�dear��' ma takes up the subject�察�

and gravely states�察�th

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