They don't know our momints of hagony, hour ours of studdy
and reflecshun. They little think when they see Jeames de la Pluche,
Exquire, worling round in a walce at Halmax with Lady Hann, or lazaly
stepping a kidrill with Lady Jane, poring helegant nothinx into the
Countess's hear at dinner, or gallopin his hoss Desperation hover the
exorcisin ground in the Park,--they little think that leader of the
tong, seaminkly so reckliss, is a careworn mann! and yet so it is.
"Imprymus. I've been ableged to get up all the ecomplishments at double
quick, & to apply myself with treemenjuous energy.
"First,--in horder to give myself a hideer of what a gentleman reely is,
I've read the novvle of 'Pelham' six times, and am to go through it 4
times mor.
"I practis ridin and the acquirement of 'a steady and & a sure seat
across Country' assijuously 4 times a week, at the Hippydrum Riding
Grounds. Many's the tumbil I've ad, and the aking boans I've suffered
from, though I was grinnin in the Park or laffin at the Opra.
"Every morning from 6 till 9, the innabitance of Halbany may have been
surprised to hear the sounds of music ishuing from the apartmince of
Jeames de la Pluche, Exquire, Letter Hex. It's my dancing-master.
From six to nine we have walces and polkies--at nine, 'mangtiang
& depotment,' as he calls it & the manner of hentering a room,
complimenting the ost and ostess & compotting yourself at table.
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