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should on this occasion vote side by side�察�and that party strife would be 

forgotten   in   the   object   of   our   common   interestOUR   DEAR   NATIVE 

TOWN。 

     ;There is�察�however�察�another occasion at hand�察�in which I shall be proud 

to   meet   him。    Your   ball   is   on   the   night   of   the   6th。 Party   forgotten 

brotherly unioninnocent mirthbeauty�察�OUR DEAR TOWN'S BEAUTY�察�

our daughters in the joy of their expanding loveliness�察�our matrons in the 

exquisite contemplation of their children's bliss can you�察�can I�察�can Whig 

or Tory�察�can any Briton be indifferent to a scene like this�察�or refuse to join 

in this heart´stirring festival�拭�If there BE such let them pardon meI�察�for 

one�察�my dear Heeltap�察�will be among you on Friday nightay�察�and hereby 

invite all pretty Tory Misses�察�who are in want of a partner。 

     ;I   am  here   in   the   very   midst   of   good   things�察  �you   know�察  �and   we   old 

folks like A SUPPER after a dance。           Please to accept a brace of bucks and 

a turtle�察�which come herewith。          My worthy colleague�察�who was so liberal 

last year of his soup to the poor�察�will not�察�I trust�察�refuse to taste a little of 

Alderman Birch's'tis offered on my part with hearty goodwill。                 Hey for 

the 6th�察�and vive la joie� �

     ;Ever�察�my dear Heeltap�察�your faithful 

     ;W。 PITT SCULLY。 

     ;P。S。Of   course   this   letter   is   STRICTLY   PRIVATE。        Say   that   the 

venison�察�etc。 came from a WELL´WISHER TO OLDBOROUGH。; 

     This    amazing     letter  was    published�察   �in   defiance    of  Mr。    Scully's 

injunctions�察  �by   the   enthusiastic   Heeltap�察  �who   said�察  �bluntly�察  �in   a   preface�察�

;that he saw no reason why Mr。 Scully should be ashamed of his action�察�

and he�察�for his part�察�was glad to let all friends at Oldborough know of it。; 

     The allusion about the Gorgon soup was killing�此              �thirteen paupers in 

Oldborough had�察�it was confidently asserted�察�died of it。             Lady Gorgon�察�on 

the reading of this letter�察�was struck completely dumb�察�Sir George Gorgon 

was wild。      Ten dozen of champagne was he obliged to send down to the 

;Gorgon Arms�察─�to be added to the festival。             He would have stayed away 

if he could�察�but he dared not。 



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     At   nine   o'clock�察  �he   in   general's   uniform�察  �his   wife   in   blue   satin   and 

diamonds�察  �his   daughters   in   blue   crape   and   white   roses�察  �his   niece�察  �Lucy 

Gorgon�察  �in   white   muslin�察  �his   son�察  �George   Augustus   Frederick   Grimsby 

Gorgon�察�in a blue velvet jacket�察�sugar´loaf buttons�察�and nankeens�察�entered 

the north door of the ballroom�察�to much cheering�察�and the sound of ;God 

save the King� ─�

     At that very same   moment�察�and   from the south door�察�issued William 

Pitt Scully�察�Esquire�察�M。P。�察�and his staff。         Mr。 Scully had a brand´new blue 

coat   and   brass   buttons�察  �buff   waistcoat�察  �white   kerseymere   tights�察  �pumps 

with large rosettes�察�and pink silk stockings。 

     ;This   wool�察─  �said   he   to   a   friend�察   �was   grown   on   Oldborough   sheep�察�

this   cloth   was   spun   in   Oldborough   looms�察 �these buttons   were  cast in   an 

Oldborough        manufactory�察     �these   shoes   were    made    by   an   Oldborough 

tradesman�察�this HEART first beat in Oldborough town�察�and pray Heaven 

may be buried there� ─�

     Could anything resist a man like this�拭            �John Perkins�察�who had come 

down   as one   of   Scully's   aides´de´camp�察 �in   a   fit of   generous   enthusiasm�察�

leaped   on   a   whist´table�察  �flung   up   a   pocket´handkerchief�察  �and   shrieked 

;SCULLY FOR EVER� ─�

     Heeltap�察�who was generally drunk�察�fairly burst into tears�察�and the grave 

tradesmen and Whig gentry�察�who had dined with the Member at his inn�察�

and   accompanied        him   thence   to  the   ;Gorgon   Arms�察─  �lifted   their    deep 

voices and shouted ;Hear� ─ �Good� ─ �Bravo� ─ �Noble� ─ �Scully for ever� ─�

;God bless him� ─�and ;Hurrah� ─�

     The scene was tumultuously affecting�察�and when young Perkins sprang 

down from the table and came blushing up to the Member�察�that gentleman 

said�察   �Thank   you�察  �Jack�     �THANK   you�察  �my   boy�         �THANK   you�察─  �in   a 

way which made Perkins think that his supreme cup of bliss was quaffed�察�

that he had but to die�此      �for that life had no other such joy in store for him。 

Scully   was   Perkins's   Napoleonhe   yielded         himself   up   to   the   attorney�察�

body and soul。 

     Whilst this scene was going on under one chandelier of the ballroom�察�

beneath the other scarlet little General Gorgon�察�sumptuous Lady Gorgon�察�

the daughters and niece Gorgons�察�were standing surrounded by their Tory 



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court�察�who affected to sneer and titter at the Whig demonstrations which 

were taking place。 

     ;What   a   howwid   thmell   of   whithkey� ─  �lisped   Cornet   Fitch�察  �of   the 

Dragoons�察�to Miss Lucy�察�confidentially。             ;And thethe are what they call 

Whigth�察�are they�拭       �He� �he� ─�

     ;They   are   drunk�察   �   me��drunk�察  �by   ´� ─  �said   the   General   to   the 

Mayor。 

     ;WHICH is Scully�拭─�said Lady Gorgon�察�lifting her glass gravely ��she 

was at that very moment thinking of the syllabubs��。               ;Is it that tipsy man 

in the green coat�察�or that vulgar creature in the blue one�拭─�

     ;Law�察�my Lady�察─�said the Mayoress�察 �have you forgotten him�拭                    �Why�察�

that's him in blue and buff。; 

     ;And a monthous fine man�察�too�察─�said Cornet Fitch。                 ;I wish we had 

him    in   our   twoophe'th     thix  feet   thwee�察  �if  he'th   an  inch�察  �ain't  he�察�

Genewal�拭─�

     No reply。 

     ;And heavens� �Mamma�察─�shrieked the three Gorgons in a breath�察 �see�察�

one creature is on the whist´table。         Oh�察�the wretch� �

     ;I'm sure he's very good´looking�察─�said Lucy�察�simply。 

     Lady    Gorgon     darted   at  her   an  angry    look�察 �and   was    about   to  say 

something very contemptuous�察�when�察�at that instant�察�John Perkins's shout 

taking   effect�察  �Master   George   Augustus   Frederick   Grimsby   Gorgon�察  �not 

knowing better�察�incontinently raised a small shout on his side。 

     ;Hear� �good� �bravo� ─�exclaimed he�察 �Scully for ever�                �Hurra´a´a´ay� ─�

and fell skipping about like the Whigs opposite。 

     ;Silence�察�you brute you� ─�groaned Lady Gorgon�察�and seizing him by 

the   shirt´frill   and   coat´collar�察  �carried   him   away   to   his   nurse�察  �who�察  �with 

many     other   maids    of  the   Whig    and   Tory   parties�察  �stood   giggling   and 

peeping at the landing´place。 

     Fancy   how     all  these   small   incidents   augmented      the  heap    of  Lady 

Gorgon's anger and injuries�          �She was a dull phlegmatic woman for the 

most     part�察 �and   contented    herself   generally    with   merely    despising    her 

neighbours�察  �but   oh�   �what   a   fine   active   hatred   raged   in   her   bosom   for 

victorious     Scully�    �At   this  moment      Mr。  Perkins    had   finished   shaking 



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hands with his NapoleonNapoleon seemed bent upon some tremendous 

enterprise。     He was looking at Lady Gorgon very hard。 

     ;She's a   fine   woman�察─�said   Scully�察 �thoughtfully�察�he   was   still holding 

the hand of Perkins。       And then�察�after a pause�察 �Gad� �I think I'll try。; 

     ;Try what�察�sir�拭─�

     ;She's a DEUCED fine woman� ─�burst out again the tender solicitor。 ;I 

WILL go。       Springer�察�tell the fiddlers to strike up。; 

     Springer scuttled across the room�察�and gave the leader of the band a 

knowing nod。        Suddenly�察 �God save the King; ceased�察�and ;Sir Roger de 

Coverley;      began。      The     rival  forces    eyed   each    other�察  �Mr。    Scully�察�

accompanied by his friend�察�came forward�察�looking very red�察�and fumbling 

two large kid gloves。 

     ;HE'S GOING TO ASK ME TO DANCE�察─�hissed out Lady Gorgon�察�

with a dreadful intuition�察�and she drew back behind her lord。 

     ;D´ it�察�madam�察�THEN DANCE with him� ─�said the General。                     ;Don't 

you see that the scoundrel is carrying it all his own way�              � him� �and  

´ him� �and ´ him� ─      。�All of which dashes the reader may fill up with 

oaths of such strength as may be requisite��。 

     ;General� ─  �cried   Lady   Gorgon�察  �but   could   say   no   more。   Scully   was 

before her。 

     ;Madam� ─      �exclaimed     the   Liberal   Member      for  Oldborough�察      �in   a 

moment       like  thisI   saythat   isthat   on   the  present    occasionyour 

Ladyshipunaccustomed as I ampooh�察�pshaWILL your Ladyship give 

me   the   distinguished   honour   and   pleasure   of   going   down   the   country´ 

dance with your Ladyship�拭─�

     An   immense   heave   of   her   Ladyship's   ample   chest   was   perceptible。 

Yards of blond lace�察�which might be compared to a foam of the sea�察�were 

agitated at the same moment�察�and by the same mighty emotion。 The river 

of   diamonds   which   flowed   round   her   Ladyship's   neck�察  �seemed   to   swell 

and   to   shine   more   than   ever。  The   tall   plumes   on   her   ambrosial   head 

bowed      down    beneath    the  storm。   In   other   words�察   �Lady   Gorgon�察    �in   a 

furious rage�察�which she was compelled to restrain�察�trembled�察�drew up�察�and 

bowing majestically�察�said�察�

     ;Sir�察�I shall have much pleasure。;          With this�察�she extended her hand。 



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