. Bird's eye views of society . Dinner down the River. Whitebait Down the HE weather is hot, orchange of fcene isdefirable, or youwant frelh air, or likewhitebait, or there isa pleaiant partygoing. Any of thefe,or all, may be fuffi-ciently good reafonswhy a man mould godown from London,efpecially on a hot, fultry iummer afternoon, to Greenwichor Blackwall, and dine. It is an inftitution is dining downthe river, and beloved by Londoners for the moft drawbacks being that the dinner is very unwholefome,and that when the tide is out the effect upon the nofe,arifing from the mud, i
. Bird's eye views of society . Dinner down the River. Whitebait Down the HE weather is hot, orchange of fcene isdefirable, or youwant frelh air, or likewhitebait, or there isa pleaiant partygoing. Any of thefe,or all, may be fuffi-ciently good reafonswhy a man mould godown from London,efpecially on a hot, fultry iummer afternoon, to Greenwichor Blackwall, and dine. It is an inftitution is dining downthe river, and beloved by Londoners for the moft drawbacks being that the dinner is very unwholefome,and that when the tide is out the effect upon the nofe,arifing from the mud, is not of nature fuch as a perfon has a right to expect when out upon an expedition inwhich frefh air is one of the ingredients looked for. Thisis a roundabout way of faying that there is a bad fmell. The chief difficulty is getting to the railway, as yougenerally go down juft at that time of day when the Cityis coming home weftward, and the chief thoroughfares areimpafTable, being blocked up with a compact mals ofcarriages, omnibufes, carts, and cabs—the whole of which keep
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