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"Well, why not begin?"

"Begin? To earn ested Barnabas

"Work?" repeated the Captain, starting, "eh, what? Oh, I see, you're

joking, of course,--deuced quaint, b'gad!"

"No, I'h! But what the deuce kind of work d'you suppose I'htfully than before

"Well,--I can ride, and shoot, and drive a coach with any one"

"Anything more?"

"No,--not that I can think of"

"Have you never tried to work, then,--hard work, I mean?"

"Oh Lord, no! Besides, I've always been too busy, y'know I've never

had to work Y' see, as luck would have it, I was born a gentlehtful than ever, "but--what is a

gentleentle his

horses skilfully as they swung into the Strand

And when he had thought as far as the Savoy he spoke: "A gentleoes to a university, but

doesn't have to learn anything; who goes out into the world, but

doesn't have to--work at anything; and who has never been

blackballed at any of the clubs I've done a good s in reat pity!" sighed Barnabas

"Oh! is it, b'gad! And why?"