, ▁and ▁a ▁t aw d ry ▁gew g aw ▁reputation ". ▁ ▁A ▁P unch ▁book ▁review ▁for ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁said : ▁" But , ▁to ▁be ▁honest , ▁the ▁others ▁( with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁one ▁qu aint ▁little ▁comedy ▁of ▁a ▁can ine ▁g host ) ▁are ▁but ▁ind ifferent ▁stuff , ▁too ▁full ▁of ▁sn akes ▁and ▁hidden ▁tre asure ▁and ▁general ▁t aw dr iness   – ▁the ▁kind ▁of ▁Oriental ism , ▁in ▁fact , ▁that ▁one ▁used ▁to ▁associate ▁chief ly ▁with ▁the ▁Earl ' s ▁Court ▁Ex hib ition . ▁Mrs . ▁P ERR IN ▁must ▁not ▁m ing le ▁her ▁genu ine ▁native ▁goods ▁with ▁such ▁Br um mag em ▁w are ". ▁ ▁In ▁John ▁G als worth y ' s ▁In ▁Ch anc ery ▁( 1 9 2 0 ), ▁the ▁second ▁volume ▁of ▁his ▁F ors y te ▁S aga ▁tr il ogy ▁( Book ▁II , ▁Part ▁II , ▁Chapter ▁I : ▁The ▁Third ▁Generation ), ▁when ▁respond ing ▁to ▁the ▁question , ▁" Do ▁you ▁know ▁C rum ? ", ▁J olly ▁F ors y te ▁rep lies , ▁" Of ▁M erton ? ▁Only ▁by ▁sight . ▁He ' s ▁in ▁that ▁fast ▁set ▁too , ▁isn ' t ▁he ? ▁R ather ▁La - di - da ▁and ▁Br um mag em ." ▁Ar ound ▁this ▁time , ▁B irmingham ' s ▁for em ost ▁criminal ▁gang ▁referred ▁to ▁themselves ▁as ▁the ▁Br