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"Positively--new!" repeated the Marquis in an awestruck voice,

staring at the Viscount wide-eyed "D'you grasp the importance of

this, Devenham?--d'you see the possibilities, Dick? It will create a

sensation,--it will set all the clubs by the ears, by George! We

shall have the Prince galloping up frohton By heaven, it's

stupendous! Permit me, my dear Beverley See--here we have three

folds and a tuck, then--oh, Jupiter, it's a positive work of art,

--how the deuce d'you tie it? Never saw anything approaching this,

and I've tried 'em all,--the Mail-coach, the Trone d'Amour, the

Osbaldistone, the Napoleon, the Irish tie, the Mathematical tie, and

the Oriental,--no, 'pon hed, shook his head, and words failing him, took out his

enaard

for ain which that

manifests itself more than another, it is the cravat Sir, I make

you free of my box, pray honor me" And the Marquis flicked open his

snuff-box and extended it towards Barnabas with a bow

"My Lord," said Barnabas, shaking his head, "I appreciate the honor

you do me, but pray excuse me,--I never take it"

"No?" said the Marquis with raised brows, "you astonish me; but

then--between ourselves--neither do I Can't bear the infernal stuff

Makes me sneezeabout! Still, one sby!"