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81 thomas hated any a1luslon to his
age, this shot told.
And allow me to congratulate you,
Sir Thomas" added Lady Hawkshaw.
upon your very promising cousin,
Mr.. Giles Vernon. Sir Peter has the
highest opinion Of him, and he has
won the favor Of the bong-tong to an
extraordinary degree"
He may have won the favor OF the
/ bong-tong," replied Sir Thomas. i'm
pudently m%imicking Lady Hawkshaw's
French, 'but he has not yet succeeded
In winning my favor"
That's a pity" said Lady Hawk
shaw; but 1t doesn't signify, l dare
say. 1t will not keep you alive a day
longer. And there is your other
cousin-Capt. Overton Of the Guards.
He is what so few OF our young men
are. pious and ~Go6.fearing."
And a %sniveling, John Wesley
Methodist BESIDES" snarled Sir Thorn.
as. much exasperated.
"Bless me. Sir Thomas" CRIED Lady
Hawkshaw, don't be so hard on these
worthy people. the M%ethodists."
W this surprised me, for II there
was anything on earth upon which
Lady Hawkshaw was Incorporating,
1t was church and state; and. excel
lent woman though she was, I believe
she would have been rather glad to
make one big bonfire of all the dis
senters in England.
Sir Thomas was far from ~insensible
to Lady Arabella's charms, and, after
a further exchange of hostilities with
Lady Hawkshaw, turned to Arabella.
She smiled upon him, and seemed anx-
ious to conciliate him; and in a little
while l caught enough of their CONVEX
sation to know that she was telling
him Of the meeting between Giles and
Overton, and representing that It had
been forced upon Overton by the in
suits OF Giles Vernon. Sir Thomas
response to her tale was that he did
not give a damn for either of them,
and II both had bit the dust he should
not have been sorry.
When Sir Thomas left, Lady Hawk.
shaw called the tall footman.
"Jeames,", she said, when that
person calls again, the ladies are not
at home. Do you understand"
James understood perfectly, in spite
of Lady Arabella's scowls.
It is not to be supposed that a young
man of Giles vernon's spirit had not
been able to go through with his prize
money and run pretty considerably in
deb In Ave or six weeks in London,
and n morning, some days after this.
when | went to see Giles at his lodg-
ings, ! found the bailiffs in possession.
Giles, however, was as merry as a
grig, because that very morning he
had got an appointment to the Belvi.
dera frigate.
II was not much after having served
in the Ajax, but 1t meant leaving that
uncertain and trying element, dry land,
for another element on which Giles
was much more at home, to-wit, the
blue sea. So he sent out for a pot OF
porter, and he and I, together with the
bailiffs, drank to the Belvidera; and ]
swore, then and there, that go with
him l would. For, in the excess of my
affection for Giles, l would have taken
almost any service to be with him.
The frigates, too, were more In the
way Of activity, as the enemy was wary
OF meeting our ships of the line. but
the frigates could go hunting after
him. So, when I returned to Berkeley
Square that day begged Sir. Peter to
get me a berth In the Belvidera. He
was pleased with my spirit, and the
very next day he went to the admiral
ty for me. The complement, was full,
but, luckily for me, n Of the juniors
got a billet more to his liking, and Sir
Peter, being on the spot, got me the
vacancy, and / vas ordered to report
at once at Plymouth.
It took me but a day or two to get
my outfit and make ready to start.
Lady Hawkshaw showed me great
kindness then, and actually allowed
me to have a considerable sum of my
" money. Lady Arabella treated
me with her usual indifference, and,
on the day l was to go. bade me a
careless adieu.
When the post-chaise vas at the
door and l went to the Chinese draw
ing room to tell Lady Hawkshaw and
Sir Peter good-by, Daphne was there
with them. and she looked as IL she
bad been weeping. Sir Peter gave nae
a letter to my new captain, We're, and
some words of encouragement. Lady
Hawkshaw delivered a homily to me
on my duty, which I received out o.
respect for her real excellence OF
heart, and thanked her in a manner
which made Sir Peter my friend for
life, Daphne said not a word when
I took her hand. but handing me a litsl