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And now, the "Galloping Country

so, made the further, sudden discovery that all entler sex this obtained,

for the htiest racious; noble fathers were familiarly jocose; the

proudest beauties wore, for hi fa ned to

notice him, and Her Grace of Ca taken into consideration, it is not surprising

that invitations poured in upon him, and that the doors of the most

exclusive clubs flew open at his step

Number Five St James's Square suddenly became a rendezvous of Sport

and Fashion, before its portal were to be seen dashing turn-outs of

all descriptions, fro cards, eed, and otherwise, descended upon St

James's Square in multi-colored shoals; in a word, the Polite World

forthwith took Barnabas to its bosoh perhaps a

somewhat cold and flinty bosom, made up for such minor deficiencies

by the ardor of its es of

the Gentleman-in-Poere exalted,--that is to say, were in a

perpetual quiver of superior gratification, and Barnabas himself

enjoyed it all vastly--for a week

At the end of which period behold hi, as he sits over his breakfast (with the legs of the

Gentle

at a stupendous and tumbled pile of Fashionable note-paper, and

Polite cards

"Are these all?" he inquired, waving his hand towards the letters

"Them, sir, is--hall!" answered the Gentleman-in-Powder

"Then ask Mr Peterby to co blacker

"Cer-tainly, sir!" Here the Gentles, bowed,

and took them out of the rooan to read as follows: The Gables,

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