Pelham, Complete

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. Paris was full to excess, and of a better description of English than those who usually overflow that reservoir of the world. My

more likely to be remarkable among men, and therefore pleasing to women, than an egregious coxcomb: accordingly I arranged my hair into ringlets, dressed myself with singular plainness and simplicity (a low person, by the by, would have done just the con

iety at Paris, very clever, very talkative, and very conceited. A young, pale, ill-n

g, "what a pretty chain that

ith the watch." (How common people always buy their opinions with their goods, a

lding, turning to me, "have you g

ss, who has nine hours for his counting-house and one for his dinner, ever possibly want to know the time for? An assignati

an opposite (Madame D'Anville) laughed, and immediately joined in our conversation,

ill animated Madame de G-s. "You will not find them, I f

n your streets, at least a pied, since my arrival,

ean?" said Mad

u call a kennel, and I a river. Pray, Mr. Aberton,

fast as you could," s

rightened: I stood still an

to a fat, foolish Lord Luscombe, "What a damnation puppy,"-and every one, even to t

, in order to give the men an opportunity of abusing me; for whenever the men abuse, the women

n I saw was Madame D'Anville. At that moment I was reining in my horse, and conscious, as the wind waved my long curls, that I was looking to the very best advantage, I made my horse

the Duchesse D-g's this even

know her,

end you an invitation before di

, according to the usual gradations in the life of a garcon, I shall be au troisieme: for here

o make the pretty Frenchwoman believe that all the good opinion I possessed of

o the English, he instantly directed their eyes towards me in one mingled and concentrated stare. "N'importe,"