Handley Cross; or, MrJorrock's hunt . perabundant display of silk stocking and calf from below his well-filled canary-coloured shorts,—for smalls would be a libel on the articlesthat held his middle man. His dark eyes sparkled with vivacity andkeenness—not the keenness of pleasure, but the keenness of plunder,for Dennis had dined ofi° chicken broth and lemonade to be ready to Cut the light pack or call the rattling main, as occasion might offer towards the morning. Snorem, too, haddecked himself out in the uniform of the hunt, and this being his usualbed-time, he walked about the room like a m
Handley Cross; or, MrJorrock's hunt . perabundant display of silk stocking and calf from below his well-filled canary-coloured shorts,—for smalls would be a libel on the articlesthat held his middle man. His dark eyes sparkled with vivacity andkeenness—not the keenness of pleasure, but the keenness of plunder,for Dennis had dined ofi° chicken broth and lemonade to be ready to Cut the light pack or call the rattling main, as occasion might offer towards the morning. Snorem, too, haddecked himself out in the uniform of the hunt, and this being his usualbed-time, he walked about the room like a man in a dream, or a tireddog looking where to lie down. Then there was Eomeo Simpkins,who had just arrived by the last Lily-white-sand train, and had allhis friends and acquaintances to greet, and to admire his own legsfor the first time protruding through a pair of buff shorts. FleeceallBtood conspicious with a blue patch on his eye, pointing out his newfriends to his wife, who was lost in admiration at the smartness of CAPTAIN DOLEFUL. PLACES FOR A COUNTRY DANCE. OR, MR. JORROCKSS HUNT. 3*> her spouse, and her own ingenuity in applying the rose-colouredlining of an old bonnet to the laps of his sky-blue coat. Now the music strikes up in full chorus, and Doleful walks aboutthe room, clapping his hands like a farmers boy frightening crow?, toget the company to take their places in a country dance ; and , having stationed herself at the top, very complacentlyleads off with hands across, down the middle, and up again, withStepnen Dumpling, who foots it away to the utmost of his ability,followed by Round-the-corner Smith with her niece, Barnington withMiss Somebody-else, Romeo Simpkins, with Miss Trollope, DennisOBrian, who looks like a capering light-house, with little old MissMordecai, the rich money-lenders daughter, and some thirty or fortycouples after them. Mrs. Barningtons train being inconvenient fordancing, and having been twice trodden upon
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