. Thackerayana;. aughter atsomething in her dressthat appeared to him ridiculous. He was joined in the laugh byhis younger brother, who was pleased, however, to say that thegirl was not ill-looking, and, when taught to put on her clothes,and to use a little rouge, would be tolerable. 1 Mortified as I was at this impertinence, the partiality of aparent led me to impute it, in a great measure, to the levityof youth; and I still flattered myself that matters were not sobad as they appeared to be. In these hopes I sat down to there the behaviour of the young gentlemen did not, by anymea
. Thackerayana;. aughter atsomething in her dressthat appeared to him ridiculous. He was joined in the laugh byhis younger brother, who was pleased, however, to say that thegirl was not ill-looking, and, when taught to put on her clothes,and to use a little rouge, would be tolerable. 1 Mortified as I was at this impertinence, the partiality of aparent led me to impute it, in a great measure, to the levityof youth; and I still flattered myself that matters were not sobad as they appeared to be. In these hopes I sat down to there the behaviour of the young gentlemen did not, by anymeans, tend to lessen my chagrin. There was nothing at tablethey could eat; they ran out in praise of French cookery, andseemed even to be adepts in the science; they knew the com-ponent ingredients of the most fashionable ragouts zii&fricandeaus,and were acquainted with the names and characters of the mostcelebrated practitioners of the art in Paris. In short, it was found these unfortunate youths had. returned. 4H THACKERA YANA. ignorant of everything they ought to know, their minds corrupted,their bodies debilitated, and their vanity and conceit making themincapable of listening to reason or advice. The Mirror.—Vol. I. No. 10. Mr. Fleetwood, a man of excessive refinement and delicacyof taste, is described as paying visits to his friends in the the pleasures which might possibly be derived from thisexercise are marred by his false sensibility. Our next visit was to a gentleman of liberal education andelegant manners, who, in the earlier part of his life, had beenmuch in the polite world. Here Mr. Fleetwood expected to findpleasure and enjoyment sufficient to atone for his two previousexperiences, which were far from agreeable; but here, too, he wasdisappointed. Mr. Selby, for that was our friends name, had been severalyears married. His family increasing, he had retired to thecountry, and, renouncing the bustle of the world, had given him-self up to domestic enjoym
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