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to   the  baronet's    lady�察  �I  thought�察   �mem�察    �that  the  LORD      MAYOR        OF 

LONDON always had turtle to his supper�拭─�

     ;And what if he didn't�察�Biddy�拭─�said his Honour the Mayor�察 �a good 

thing's a good thing�察�and here goes� ─�wherewith he plunged his spoon into 

the   savoury   mess。     The   Mayoress�察  �as   we   have   said�察  �dared   not�察  �but   she 

hated Lady Gorgon�察�and remembered it at the next election。 

     The pride�察�in fact�察�and insolence of the Gorgon party rendered every 

person   in   the   room   hostile   to   them�察  �so   soon   as�察  �gorged   with   meat�察  �they 

began   to   find   that   courage   which   Britons   invariably   derive   from   their 

victuals。     The   show   of   the   Gorgon   plate   seemed   to   offend   the   people。 

The Gorgon champagne was a long time�察�too�察�in making its appearance。 

Arrive�察�however�察�it did。        The people were waiting for it�察�the young ladies�察�

not accustomed to that drink�察�declined pledging their admirers until it was 

produced�察�the men�察�too�察�despised the bucellas and sherry�察�and were looking 

continually towards the door。          At last�察�Mr。 Rincer�察�the landlord�察�Mr。 Hock�察�

Sir George's butler�察�and sundry others entered the room。                 Bang� �went the 

corksfizz   the   foamy   liquor   sparkled   into   all   sorts   of   glasses   that   were 



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held out for its reception。       Mr。 Hock helped Sir George and his party�察�who 

drank with great gusto�察�the wine   which was administered   to the   persons 

immediately   around        Mr。   Scully   was   likewise    pronounced      to  be   good。 

But Mr。 Perkins�察�who had taken his seat among the humbler individuals�察�

and in the very middle of the table�察�observed that all these persons�察�after 

drinking�察�made to each other very wry and ominous faces�察�and whispered 

much。      He tasted his wine�此      �it was a villanous compound of sugar�察�vitriol�察�

soda´water�察  �and   green   gooseberries。        At   this   moment   a   great   clatter   of 

forks was made by the president's and vice´president's party。                 Silence for 

a toast'twas silence all。 

     ;Landlord�察─  �said   Mr。   Perkins�察  �starting   up   ��the   rogue�察  �where   did   his 

impudence come from�殖� ;have you any champagne of YOUR OWN�拭─�

     ;Silence� �down� ─�roared the Tories�察�the ladies looking aghast。 ;Silence�察�

sit down you� ─�shrieked the well´known voice of the General。 

     ;I   beg   your   pardon�察  �General�察─  �said   young   John   Perkins�察   �but   where 

COULD you have bought this champagne�拭                   �My worthy friend I know is 

going to propose the ladies�察�let us at any rate drink such a toast in good 

wine。;     �─�Hear�察�hear� ┌�      ;Drink her Ladyship's health in THIS stuff�拭              �I 

declare to goodness I would sooner drink it in beer� ─�

     No   pen   can    describe   the   uproar   which   arose�此   �the   anguish   of    the 

Gorgonitesthe shrieks�察�jeers�察�cheers�察�ironic cries of ;Swipes� ─�etc。�察�which 

proceeded from the less genteel but more enthusiastic Scullyites。 

     ;This   vulgarity   is   too   much�察─  �said   Lady   Gorgon�察     �rising�察  �and  Mrs。 

Mayoress and the ladies of the party did so too。 

     The General�察�two squires�察�the clergyman�察�the Gorgon apothecary and 

attorney�察  �with   their   respective   ladies�察  �followed   her�此   �they   were   plainly 

beaten   from   the   field。   Such   of   the   Tories   as   dared   remained�察  �and   in 

inglorious compromise shared the jovial Whig feast。 

     ;Gentlemen and ladies�察─�hiccupped Mr。 Heeltap�察 �I'll give you a toast。 

'Champagne to our realhicfriends��' no�察�'Real champagne to our friends��' 

andhicpooh� �'Champagne to our friends�察�and real pain to our enemies��'´ 

´huzzay� ─�

     The Scully faction on this day bore the victory away�察�and if the polite 

reader has been shocked by  certain vulgarities on the part   of Mr。  Scully 



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and   his   friends�察  �he   must   remember   imprimis   that   Oldborough            was   an 

inconsiderable         placethat      the    inhabitants      thereof      were     chiefly 

tradespeople�察�not   of   refined   habitsthat   Mr。   Scully  himself   had   only  for 

three    months     mingled     among     the   aristocracy´     ´that  his   young    friend 

Perkins was violently angryand finally�察�and to conclude�察�that the proud 

vulgarity   of   the   great   Sir   George   Gorgon   and   his   family   was   infinitely 

more   odious   and   contemptible   than   the   mean   vulgarity  of   the   Scullyites 

and their leader。 

     Immediately after this event�察�Mr。 Scully and his young friend Perkins 

returned to town�察�the latter to his garrets in Bedford Row the former to 

his   apartments   on   the   first   floor   of   the   same   house。   He   lived   here   to 

superintend his legal business�此          �his London agents�察�Messrs。 Higgs�察�Biggs�察�

and    Blatherwick�察     �occupying      the  ground     floor�察  �the  junior   partner�察   �Mr。 

Gustavus   Blatherwick�察  �the   second   flat   of   the   house。        Scully   made   no 

secret of his profession or residence�此          �he was an attorney�察�and proud of it�察�

he was the grandson of a labourer�察�and thanked God for it�察�he had made 

his fortune by his own honest labour�察�and why should he be ashamed of it�拭�

     And now�察�having explained at full length who the several heroes and 

heroines of this history were�察�and how they conducted themselves in the 

country�察  �let   us   describe   their   behaviour   in   London�察  �and   the   great   events 

which occurred there。 

     You must know that Mr。 Perkins bore away the tenderest recollections 

of the young lady with whom he had danced at the Oldborough ball�察�and�察�

having   taken   particular   care   to   find   out   where   she   dwelt   when   in   the 

metropolis�察  �managed   soon   to   become   acquainted   with   Aunt   Biggs�察  �and 

made himself so amiable to that lady�察�that she begged he would pass all his 

disengaged evenings at her lodgings in Caroline Place。                    Mrs。 Biggs was 

perfectly aware that the young gentleman did not come for her bohea and 

muffins�察    �so  much     as  for   the  sweeter    conversation      of  her   niece�察  �Miss 

Gorgon�察�but seeing that these two young people were of an age when ideas 

of   love   and   marriage   will   spring   up�察  �do   what   you   will�察  �seeing   that   her 

niece had a fortune�察�and Mr。 Perkins had the prospect of a place�察�and was 

moreover a very amiable and well´disposed young fellow�察�she thought her 

niece could not do better than marry him�察�and Miss Gorgon thought so too。 



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Now the public will be able to understand the meaning of that important 

conversation which is recorded at the very commencement of this history。 

     Lady Gorgon and her family were likewise in town�察�but�察�when in the 

metropolis�察�they never took notice of their relative�察�Miss Lucy�此�the idea of 

acknowledging an ex´schoolmistress living in Mecklenburgh Square being 

much   too   preposterous   for   a   person   of   my   Lady   Gorgon's   breeding   and 

fashion。     She did not�察�therefore�察�know of the progress which sly Perkins 

was   making   all   this   while�察  �for   Lucy   Gorgon   did   not   think   it   was   at   all 

necessary   to   inform   her   Ladyship   how   deeply   she   was   smitten   by   the 

wicked      young    gentleman     who    had    made    all  the  disturbance     at  the 

Oldborough ball。 

     The   intimacy   of   these   young   persons   had�察  �in   fact�察  �become   so   close�察�

that on a certain sunshiny Sunday in December�察�after having accompanied 

Aunt     Biggs    to  church�察   �they   had   pursued    their   walk   as   far  as  that 

rendezvous of lovers�察�the Regent's Park�察�and were talking of their coming 

marriage�察    �with   much    confidential    tenderness�察    �before   the  bears   in  the 

Zoological Gardens。 

     Miss Lucy was ever and anon feeding those interesting animals with 

buns�察�to perform which act of charity she had clambered up on the parapet 

which     surrounds    their  den。    Mr。   Perkins    was   below�察   �and   Miss   Lucy�察�

having distributed her buns�察�was on the point of following��but whether 

from timidity�察�or whether from a desire to do young Perkins an essential 

service�察�I know not�此       �however�察�she found herself quite unwilling to jump 

down unaided。 

     ;My dearest John�察─�said she�察 �I never can jump that。; 

     Whereupon John stepped up�察�put one hand round Lucy's waist�察�and as 

one of hers gently fell upon his shoulder�察�Mr。 Perkins took the other and 

said�察�

     ;Now jump。; 

     Hoop�   �jump   she   did�察  �and   so   excessively   active   and   clever   was   Mr。 

John Perkins�察�that he jumped Miss Lucy plump into the middle of a group 

formed of 

     Lady Gorgon�察�The Misses Gorgon�察�Master George Augustus Frederick 

Grimsby Gorgon�察�



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    And a footman�察�poodle�察�and French governess�此            �who had all been for 

two    or  three  minutes    listening  to  the   billings  and   cooings   of  these 

imprudent young lovers。 



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                               CHAPTER II。 



          SHOWS HOW THE PLOT BEGAN TO THICKEN IN OR 

                            ABOUT BEDFORD ROW。 



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