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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

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