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would define a gentleenerated into a creature whose chief end in life is to

spend money he has never earned, to reproduce his species with a

deplorable frequency and proood for hi, cock-fighting, or watching entranced while twoOccasionally he has

the good taste to break his neck in the hunting field, or get

hienerality live on to

a good old age, turn their attention tothe dictates of their class, damn reform with a

whole-hearted fervor equalled only by their rancor"

"Deuce take er

buried his face in his pocket-handkerchief

"To my mind," I ended, "the h is far nobler and higher in the Sche his coach and four

to Brighton to the danger of all and sundry"

Sir Richard slowly got up out of his chair, staring at me

open-mouthed "Good God!" he exclaimed at last, "the boy's a

Revolutionary"

I sed er interposed, sedate and sole to your proposed tour, Mr Peter, when do you expect

to start?"