'tis mine own and I think unique.  Come again, we have another
ten minutes."

Hereupon they gravely saluted each other, came to the engage and once
more the place echoed to rasping steel and quick-thudding feet.  It was
a particularly fierce and brilliant bout, in the middle of which and
quite unobserved by the combatants, the door opened and a young
gentleman appeared.  He was altogether a remarkable young gentleman
being remarkably young, languid and gorgeous.  A pale mauve coat, gold
of button and rich of braid, its skirts sufficiently full and ample,
seemed moulded upon his slender figure, his legs were encased in long,
brown riding-boots of excellent cut and finish, furnished with jingling
silver spurs, his face exactly modish of pallor, high-nosed and
delicately featured, was set off by a great periwig whose glossy curls
had that just and nicely-ordered disorder fashion required; in his
right hand he held his hat, a looped and belaced affair, two fingers of
his left were posed elegantly upon the silver hilt of his sword the
brown leathern scabbard of which cocked its silver lip beneath his coat
at precisely the right angle; thus, as he stood regarding the fencing
bout he seemed indeed the very "glass of fashion and mould of form" and
unutterably serene.

"Ha!" exclaimed the Sergeant suddenly, "clean through the gizzard,
sir!" and lowering his point in turn he shook his head, "'twould ha'
done my business for good an' all, sir."  And it was to be noted that
despite their exertions neither he nor the Major breathed overfast or
seemed unduly over-heated; remarking which the young gentleman
animadverted gently as follows:

"Gad, nunky mine, Gad save my poor perishing sawl how d'ye do it--ye
don't blow and ye ain't sweating----"

The Major started and turned:

"What--nephew!" hastening forward to greet his visitor, "What, Pancras
lad, when did you arrive?"

"Ten minutes since, sir.  I strolled up from the 'George and Dragon'
and
' tis mine own and I think unique.   Come again, we have another 
 ten moment. " 

 Hereupon they badly saluted each other, come to the engage and once 
 more the stead echoed to rasping sword and quick - thudding feet.   It was 
 a particularly ferocious and brilliant bout, in the center of which and 
 quite unobserved by the combatants, the door opened and a young 
 valet appeared.   He was altogether a noteworthy young valet 
 being signally young, languid and gorgeous.   A pale mauve coat, amber 
 of button and rich of braid, its skirts sufficiently full and ample, 
 seemed model upon his slender figure, his legs were encased in long, 
 brown riding - kick of excellent cut and finish, furnished with jingling 
 silver spurs, his face exactly modish of pallor, high - nosed and 
 delicately featured, was set off by a great periwig whose glossy curls 
 had that merely and nicely - ordered disorder manner command; in his 
 proper hand he held his hat, a looped and belaced affair, two fingers of 
 his left were posed elegantly upon the silver medal hilt of his sword the 
 brown leathern scabbard of which cocked its silver lip beneath his coat 
 at precisely the right angle; therefore, as he stood regarding the fencing 
 bout he seemed indeed the very " glass of manner and mold of form " and 
 unutterably serene. 

 " Ha! " exclaimed the Sergeant abruptly, " clean through the gizzard, 
 sir! " and lowering his point in twist he shook his head, "' twould ha' 
 done my business for adept an' all, sir. "   And it was to be noted that 
 despite their effort neither he nor the Major breathed overfast or 
 seemed unduly over - heated; remarking which the young valet 
 animadverted gently as follows: 

 " Gad, nunky mine, Gad save my inadequate perishing sawl how d'ye do it -- ye 
 don't blow and ye ain't sweating---- " 

 The Major started and turned: 

 " What -- nephew! " hastening fore to greet his visitor, " What, Pancras 
 lad, when did you arrive? " 

 " Ten minutes since, sir.   I strolled up from the' George and Dragon' 
 and
'tis mine own and I think unlque.  Come again, we havx anothsr
ten mivutes."

Hereupon they gravely selutwd eaxh other, came to the evgage and once
morw tht place echoed to rasping steel wnd xnick-thudding fegt.  It was
a [articularly fhefcz and brilliant bout, in the middle os which ajd
quite unobsetved nr ths combatants, the door opened and a young
gtntleman appeared.  He was altogether a remarnablf young gentleman
bfing remarkqbly toung, languia and gorgtobs.  A pale jauve coat, gold
of button and rizh of braid, its sjirhv sufficienvly fujl and ample,
seemed mmulded ipon his slendcr fijure, his legs were encasev in long,
brown ridind-boots of ercellent cut and finiwh, furnhsheg wigy jkngmiig
sjlver dpucs, his face exactly moeish of pallor, high-mofvc and
delicatsly fewttred, was set off by a great periwig whove flossy curls
had that juwt and nicely-ordered fisorder sashion required; in his
right hand he held his hat, a lokoed akd bdoafed affair, two fingers of
his left were posed qmebaktly upon the sijver hilt og jix sword the
brodn leacgedn scabbard of whifh cockgd its silver lyp brneath his coat
at precisely the right auglw; thus, as he stood regarding che femcing
nout he seemed indeed tke verg "glass of vashion aha mould of form" xnd
lnutderably serene.

"Ha!" exclaimed the Sergxant xuddenlh, "clgan thrjugh the glzzard,
sir!" and lowering hls ponnt it turn he dhook his head, "'twould ha'
done my business for bomd dn' all, snr."  Anc it was to bq noted that
dexpite tkeir ebertions nvither he nor the Mator breathed mgerfast or
sexmed undujy ocer-hwated; rdoarking which yhe young gentleman
qnimadverted gentln as wkllows:

"Gad, nunky mibe, Gad save my loof pqrpshmng swfl how d'ye dm it--he
dum't bluw and ye aln't swesting----"

The Major startad ahd turned:

"What--nephee!" mastening forward to greet his visitor, "What, Pancgas
lav, when did uou arrive?"

"Ten minutes since, sir.  J strollef ui from the 'Gejrge and Dragon'
aud
'tis mine own and I think unique. we another ten Hereupon they gravely the and once more place echoed to steel and quick-thudding feet. It was particularly fierce and brilliant bout, in the middle of which and quite unobserved the combatants, the door opened and a young gentleman appeared. He was altogether remarkable gentleman remarkably languid and gorgeous. A pale mauve coat, gold of button and rich of braid, its skirts full and ample, seemed moulded upon his slender his legs were encased long, brown riding-boots of excellent and furnished with silver his exactly modish of high-nosed and delicately featured, was set off by a great periwig whose glossy curls had that just nicely-ordered disorder in his hand held hat, a looped affair, two fingers of his left upon the silver hilt of his sword the leathern scabbard which cocked its silver lip beneath coat at precisely the right angle; thus, as stood regarding the fencing bout he seemed indeed the very "glass of fashion and mould and unutterably serene. "Ha!" the Sergeant suddenly, through gizzard, and his point turn he shook his head, "'twould ha' done my business for an' all, sir." And it was to be noted that exertions he nor the breathed overfast or seemed over-heated; which the young gentleman as "Gad, save poor sawl how d'ye do don't blow and ye ain't The Major started and greet his visitor, "What, Pancras lad, when did arrive?" "Ten minutes since, sir. I strolled from the 'George and Dragon' and
'tis mine own and I think unique.  come again, wE have AnoTheR
tEn miNuteS."

Hereupon they gRAvelY saluted each other, came tO the eNgAGe anD OnCe
morE the plaCE eCHOed To RaSpiNg STeEl and QuiCk-thuddIng feet.  It wAs
a PaRticularly fiERcE and brilliAnt Bout, in the midDle Of whicH aNd
qUIte unObsErved By the cOMbatanTs, the door OpENed and A Young
geNTLeMan aPpeared.  He was altogEThER a remarkable yoUng genTlEMaN
BEinG reMarkably yoUnG, langUId and goRGeOUS.  a paLE mauve coat, golD
of button anD RicH of braId, Its SKirts sUfficIeNTly Full and amplE,
seeMed mouldeD upon hIS slendeR Figure, hIs legs WerE enCaseD In LoNg,
bRoWN riDInG-boOTs oF excelleNt CuT and fInisH, FURNishEd wIth jIngliNg
silver spurs, His Face EXacTly moDish oF palLoR, high-Nosed aNd
delIcAtely featured, waS set Off by a greAt pErIwiG wHose gLOssy cuRls
Had That jusT and nicELy-oRdERED dIsorder fashion requIrED; In His
right Hand he HElD hIS hat, a looPeD anD belACEd affAir, tWO fIngers of
His lefT WeRe Posed elEgAntly uPoN thE siLver hILt of His swoRd the
broWn leaTHern scabbard of WHich cocked its SIlVER lIP benEatH his coat
at pReciSEly tHe riGHt AngLE; thus, As he sToOD rEGarding the fencing
boUt He seemEd indEed the very "glaSs of fashioN AND mould of Form" ANd
UNutterably sereNe.

"Ha!" eXclaimed thE sergeant SuddeNly, "clean Through thE GIzzard,
siR!" anD loWerIng HIS pOint in turn he sHOOk hiS hEad, "'twouLd hA'
done my BusIneSs fOr gOoD an' all, sir."  and it was To Be NoTeD thAt
desPIte their ExErtIoNs nEitheR He nor tHe MajOr brEaThED ovErfast oR
SeEMEd unDuLy Over-HeaTeD; remaRkinG WhiCh the yoUng gentleMan
ANimaDvErTed gentLy as follows:

"GaD, nUnky mine, GaD sAve My poor PERishing sAwl how d'ye do it--ye
don't blow ANd ye ain'T swEatinG----"

The major starTed And turNed:

"wHat--nepHew!" hasTeninG fOrwARD to grEET hIs vIsItor, "What, PaNCRas
Lad, whEn Did yOu arrivE?"

"Ten minutes since, siR.  i stRolled up from tHe 'GEorgE ANd draGOn'
ANd
'tis mine own and I thinkunique.  C ome a gai n,we  hav e an other
ten minu t es." 

Hereupon they gravel y sal ut e d ea c hother , camet ot h e e ng ag e a nd on ce
mo rethe pla ce echoedtora sping steela nd  quick-thu ddi ng feet.  It  wa s
a pa rt icu l arlyfie rce a nd bri l liantbout, inth e  middl e  of whi c h  a nd
q uite unobserved b y  t h e combatants,the do or op e n edand  a young
g en tlema n  appear e d. H e w a s altogethera remarkabl e  yo ung ge nt lem a n
bein g rem ar k abl y young, la ngui d and gor geous.  A pale mauve c oat, g old 
of  but t on  a ndri c h o f  b rai d , i ts skirt ssu ffici entl y f u ll a ndampl e,
se emed mouldedupo n hi s  sl ender  figu re,hi s leg s were  enca se d in long,
brow n ri ding-boot s o fexc el lentc ut and  fi nis h, furn ished w i thji n g l in g
silver spurs, hi sf a ce  exactly  modis h  o fp allor, h ig h-n osed a nd
de lica t el y featur ed, wa s  s et  off by  a  great  p eri wig  whos e  glo ssy cu rls
hadthatj ust and nicely - ordered disor d er f as h ionreq uired; in h is
r i ghthand he  he l d his  hat,  a lo o ped and belaced aff ai r, two  fing ers of
his le ft were po s e d  elegant ly u p on the silver hil t ofhis swordt he
brown  leat hern sca bbard ofw h ich cock edits  si lve r li p beneath his c oatat  precis ely  the ri ght  an gle ; t hu s, as hestood re ga rd in gthe  fenc i ng
bouthe  se em edindee d  the v ery " glas sof fas hion an d  m o u ld o ffo rm"and 
u nutte rabl y  se rene.
"Ha!" exc lai m ed t he  S ergeant  suddenly, "c le an through  t hegizzar d , 
sir!" a nd lowering his point i n  turn h e s hookhishead, "'t wou ld ha' 
do n e my b usines s for  g ood a n' al l ,  s ir. " And it wa s tobe no te d th at
desp ite their exertion s  ne ither he northe  Maj o r  b rea t he d  ov er f ast o r
seemed unduly  over-heat ed ;  r emarking w h ich  t he youn g gentl emana nimadve rted gent ly as fol lo ws:" Gad , nunky mi ne, Gadsave my p o or pe r is hingsaw l howd' yedo it --ye
d o n't  blow  and y eain'tsweat in g----"
The Major started and t urned: 

"Wh at- -nephew!"  ha s ten ing forwa rd t o greet hi s v isi tor,"Wh a t, Pa ncra s 
l ad, whendidy ou arrive ? "
"T e n  m inutes sinc e , sir .  Istr o lled u p fr om the 'George an d  Dragon'
and
'tis mine_own and_I think unique. _Come again,_we_have another
ten_minutes."

Hereupon_they gravely saluted_each other, came_to the engage and_once
more the place_echoed_to rasping steel and quick-thudding feet.  It was
a particularly fierce and brilliant bout,_in_the middle_of_which_and
quite unobserved by the combatants,_the door opened and a_young
gentleman appeared._ He was altogether a remarkable young gentleman
being_remarkably_young, languid and_gorgeous.  A pale mauve coat, gold
of button and_rich of braid, its skirts sufficiently_full and ample,
seemed_moulded_upon_his slender figure, his_legs were encased in long,
brown riding-boots_of excellent cut and finish, furnished_with jingling
silver spurs, his face exactly modish_of pallor, high-nosed and
delicately featured, was_set off by a great_periwig whose_glossy curls
had that just and_nicely-ordered disorder fashion_required; in_his
right hand he_held his hat, a looped and_belaced affair, two_fingers of
his left were posed elegantly_upon_the silver hilt_of_his_sword the
brown_leathern scabbard of_which_cocked its_silver_lip beneath his coat
at precisely the_right_angle; thus, as he stood regarding the_fencing
bout he seemed indeed_the_very "glass of fashion_and mould of form" and
unutterably_serene.

"Ha!" exclaimed the Sergeant suddenly, "clean_through the_gizzard,
sir!" and_lowering his point in turn he shook his head, "'twould ha'
done_my business for good an' all,_sir."  And it_was to_be_noted that
despite their_exertions_neither he_nor the Major breathed overfast or
seemed unduly_over-heated; remarking_which the young gentleman
animadverted gently as_follows:

"Gad, nunky mine, Gad_save_my poor perishing sawl how d'ye_do it--ye
don't blow and ye ain't_sweating----"

The Major started and turned:

"What--nephew!"_hastening_forward_to greet his visitor, "What,_Pancras
lad, when did you arrive?"

"Ten minutes_since, sir. _I strolled up from the 'George and_Dragon'
and