The memoirs of Mr C J Yellowplush Author:William Makepeace Thackeray Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: FORING PARTS. T was a singular proof of my master's modesty, that though he had won this andsome sum of Mr. Daw- kins, and was inclined to be as extravygant a... more »nd osn- tatious as any man I ever seed, yet, when he determined on going to Paris, he didn't let a single frend know of all them winnings of his; didn't acquaint my Lord Crabs his father, that he was about to leave his natiff shoars—neigh — didn't even so much as call together his tradesmin, and pay off their little bills befor his departure. On the contry, " Chawles," said he to me, " stick a piece of paper on my door," which is the way that lawyers do, "and write 'back at seven' upon it." Back at seven I wrote, and stuck it on our outer oak. And so mistearus was Deuceace about his continental tour (to all except me), that when the landriss brought him her account for the last month (amountin, at the very least, to 21. 10s.), master told her to leave it till Monday morning, when it should be properly settled. It's extrodny how ikonomical a man becomes, when he's got five thousand Ibs. in his pockit. Back at 7 indeed! At 7 we were a-roalin on the Dover Road, in the Reglator Coach — master inside, me out. A strange company of people there was, too, in that wehicle, — 3 sailors; an Italyin with his music-box and munky; a missionary, going to convert the heathens in France; 2oppra girls (they call 'em figure-aunts), and the figure- aunts' mothers inside; 4 Frenchmin, with gingybred caps and mustashes, singing, chattering, and jesticklating in the most vonderful vay. Such compliments as passed between them and the figure-aunts! such a munshin of biskits and sippin of brandy ! such " O mong Jews," and " O sacrrres," and " kill fay frwaws!" I didn't understand their lan- guidge at that time, so of course can't igsplain muc...« less