“I punisht the raskle tremenjusly in that time, though; and I’m writing this in my own sittn-room, not being able to come down to dinner on account of a black-eye I’ve got, which is sweld up and disfiggrs me dreadfl.”

“On account of the hoffle black i which I reseaved in my rangcounter with the hinfimus Fitzwarren, I kep my roomb for sevral days, with the rose-colored curtings of the apartmint closed, so as to form an agreeable twilike; and a light-bloo sattin shayd over the injard pheacher.  My woons was thus made to become me as much as pawsable; and (has the Poick well observes ‘Nun but the Brayv desuvs the Fare’) I cumsoled myself in the sasiaty of the ladies for my tempory disfiggarment.

“It was Mary Hann who summind the House and put an end to my phisticoughs with Fitzwarren.  I licked him and bare him no mallis:  but of corse I dismist the imperent scoundrill from my suvvis, apinting Adolphus, my page, to his post of confidenshle Valley.

“Mary Hann and her young and lovely Mrs. kep paying me continyoul visits during my retiremint.  Lady Hangelina was halways sending me messidges by her:  while my exlent friend, Lady Bareacres (on the contry) was always sending me toakns of affeckshn by Hangelina.  Now it was a coolin hi-lotium, inwented by herself, that her Ladyship would perscribe—­then, agin, it would be a booky of flowers (my favrit polly hanthuses, pellagoniums, and jyponikys), which none but the fair &s of Hangelina could dispose about the chamber of the hinvyleed.  Ho! those dear mothers! when they wish to find a chans for a galliant young feller, or to ixtablish their dear gals in life, what awpertunities they will give a man!  You’d have phansied I was so hill (on account of my black hi), that I couldnt live exsep upon chicking and spoon-meat, and jellies, and blemonges, and that I coudnt eat the latter dellixies (which I ebomminate onternoo, prefurring a cut of beaf or muttn to hall the kickpshaws of France), unless Hangelina brought them.  I et ’em, and sacrafised myself for her dear sayk.

“I may stayt here that in privit convasations with old Lord B. and his son, I had mayd my proposals for Hangelina, and was axepted, and hoped soon to be made the appiest gent in Hengland.

“‘You must break the matter gently to her,’ said her hexlent father.  ’You have my warmest wishes, my dear Mr. De la Pluche, and those of my Lady Bareacres; but I am not—­not quite certain about Lady Angelina’s feelings.  Girls are wild and romantic.  They do not see the necessity of prudent establishments, and I have never yet been able to make Angelina understand the embarrassments of her family.  These silly creatures prate about love and a cottage, and despise advantages which wiser heads than theirs know how to estimate.’

“‘Do you mean that she aint fassanated by me?’ says I, bursting out at this outrayjus ideer.

“’She will be, my dear sir.  You have already pleased her,—­your admirable manners must succeed in captivating her, and a fond father’s wishes will be crowned on the day in which you enter our family.’