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growing there。 That is not the only tuft that is hunted
in the family�察�by the way。 He can't�察�of course�察�indulge
in those expensive amusements which render his
aristocratic comrade so respected�此�he bets pretty freely
when he is in cash�察�and rides when somebody mounts him
��for he can't afford more than his regulation chargers��。
At drinking he is by no means inferior�察�and why do you
think he brought his noble friend�察�Lord Gules�察�to the
Evergreens��Why�拭�because he intended to ask his mother
to order his father to pay his debts�察�which she couldn't
refuse before such an exalted presence。 Young Ponto gave
me all this information with the most engaging frankness。
We are old friends。 I used to tip him when he was at
school。
'Gad��'�此�says he�察�'our wedgment's so DOOTHID exthpenthif。
Must hunt�察�you know。 A man couldn't live in the wedgment
if he didn't。 Mess expenses enawmuth。 Must dine at
mess。 Must drink champagne and claret。 Ours ain't a
port and sherry light´infantry mess。 Uniform's awful。
Fitzstultz�察�our Colonel�察�will have 'em so。 Must be a
distinction you know。 At his own expense Fitzstultz
altered the plumes in the men's caps ��you called them
shaving´brushes�察�Snob�察�my boy�此�most absurd and unjust
that attack of yours�察�by the way���察�that altewation alone
cotht him five hundred pound。 The year befaw latht he
horthed the wegiment at an immenthe expenthe�察�and we're
called the Queen'th Own Pyebalds from that day。 Ever
theen uth on pawade�拭 �The Empewar Nicolath burtht into
tearth of envy when he thaw uth at Windthor。 And you
see��' continued my young friend�察�'I brought Gules down
with me�察�as the Governor is very sulky about shelling
out�察�just to talk my mother over�察�who can do anything
with him。 Gules told her that I was Fitzstultz's
favourite of the whole regiment�察�and�察�Gad� �she thinks the
Horse Guards will give me my troop for nothing�察�and he
humbugged the Governor that I was the greatest screw in
the army。 Ain't it a good dodge��'
With this Wellesley left me to go and smoke a cigar in
the stables with Lord Gules�察�and make merry over the
cattle there�察�under Stripes's superintendence。 Young
Ponto laughed with his friend�察�at the venerable four´
wheeled cruelty´chaise�察�but seemed amazed that the latter
should ridicule still more an ancient chariot of the
build of 1824�察�emblazoned immensely with the arme of the
Pontos and the Snaileys�察�from which latter distinguished
family Mrs。 Ponto issued。
I found poor Pon in his study among his boots�察�in such a
rueful attitude of despondency�察�that I could not but
remark it。 'Look at that��' says the poor fellow�察�handing
me over a document。 'It's the second change in uniform
since he's been in the army�察�and yet there's no
extravagance about the lad。 Lord Gules tells me he is
the most careful youngster in the regiment�察�God bless
him� �But look at that� �by heaven�察�Snob�察�look at that and
say how can a man of nine hundred keep out of the Bench��'
He gave a sob as he handed me the paper across the table��
and his old face�察�and his old corduroys�察�and his shrunk
shooting´jacket�察�and his lean shanks�察�looked�察�as he
spoke�察�more miserably haggard�察�bankrupt�察�and threadbare。
LIEUT。 WELLESLEY PONTO�察�120TH QUEEN'S OWN PYEBALD
HUSSARS��
TO KNOPF AND STECKNADEL��
CONDUIT STREET�察�LONDON。
L。 s。 d
Dress Jacket�察�richly laced with gold 。 35 0 0
Ditto Pelisse ditto�察�and trimmed with sable 。 。 60 0 0
Undress Jacket�察�trimmed with gold 15 15 0
Ditto Pelisse 。 。 30 0 0
Dress Pantaloons 12 0 0
Ditto Overalls�察�gold lace on sides。 6 6 0
Undress ditto ditto。 5 5 0
Blue Braided Frock 14 14 0
Forage Cap 。 。 3 3 0
Dress Cap�察�gold lines�察�plume and chain 。 。 。 25 0 0
Gold Barrelled Sash 11 18 0
Sword 。 。 11 11 0
Ditto Belt and Sabretache 。。 16 16 0
Pouch and Belt。 15 15 0
SwordKnot 。。 1 4 0
Cloak 。 。。 13 13 0
Valise 。 。。 3 13 6
Regulation Saddle 。 7 17 6
Ditto Bridle�察�complete 。 。。 10 10 0
A Dress Housing�察�complete 。。 30 0 0
A pair of Pistols。 10 10 0
A Black Sheepskin�察�edged。 。 。 6 18 0
Total L347 9 0
That evening Mrs。 Ponto and her family made their darling
Wellesley give a full�察�true�察�and particular account of
everything that had taken place at Lord Fitzstultz's�察�how
many servants waited at dinner�察�and how the Ladies
Schneider dressed�察�and what his Royal Highness said when
he came down to shoot�察�and who was there�拭 �What a
blessing that boy is to me� ─�said she�察�as my pimple´faced
young friend moved off to resume smoking operations with
Gules in the now vacant kitchen ��and poor Ponto's
dreary and desperate look�察�shall I ever forget that��
O you parents and guardians� �O you men and women of
sense in England� �O you legislators about to assemble in
Parliament� �read over that tailor's bill above printed��
read over that absurd catalogue of insane gimcracks and
madman's tomfooleryand say how are you ever to get rid
of Snobbishness when society does so much for its
education��
Three hundred and forty pounds for a young chap's saddle
and breeches� �Before George�察�I would rather be a
Hottentot or a Highlander。 We laugh at poor Jocko�察�the
monkey�察�dancing in uniform�察�or at poor Jeames�察�the
flunkey�察�with his quivering calves and plush tights�察�or
at the nigger Marquis of Marmalade�察�dressed out with
sabre and epaulets�察�and giving himself the airs of a
field´marshal。 Lo� �is not one of the Queen's Pyebalds��
in full fig�察�as great and foolish a monster��
CHAPTER XXX
ON SOME COUNTRY SNOBS
At last came that fortunate day at the Evergreens�察�when I
was to be made acquainted with some of the 'county
families' with whom only people of Ponto's rank
condescended to associate。 And now�察�although poor Ponto
had just been so cruelly made to bleed on occasion of his
son's new uniform�察�and though he was in the direst and
most cut´throat spirits with an overdrawn account at the
banker's�察�and other pressing evils of poverty�察�although a
tenpenny bottle of Marsala and an awful parsimony
presided generally at his table�察�yet the poor fellow was
obliged to assume the most frank and jovial air of
cordiality�察�and all the covers being removed from the
hangings�察�and new dresses being procured for the young
ladies�察�and the family plate being unlocked and
displayed�察�the house and all within assumed a benevolent
and festive appearance。 The kitchen fires began to
blaze�察�the good wine ascended from the cellar�察�a
professed cook actually came over from Guttlebury to
compile culinary abominations。 Stripes was in a new
coat�察�and so was Ponto�察�for a wonder�察�and Tummus's
button´suit was worn EN PERMANENCE。
And all this to show off the little lord�察�thinks I。 All
this in honour of a stupid little cigarrified Cornet of
dragoons�察�who can barely write his name��while an
eminent and profound moralist likesomebodyis fobbed
off with cold mutton and relays of pig。 Well�察�well�此�a
martyrdom of cold mutton is just bearable。 I pardon Mrs。
Ponto�察�from my heart I do�察�especially as I wouldn't turn
out of the best bed´room�察�in spite of all her hints�察�but
held my ground in the chintz tester�察�vowing that Lord
Gules�察�as a young man�察�was quite small and hardy enough
to make himself comfortable elsewhere。
The great Ponto party was a very august one。 The
Hawbucks cam