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reeking viands, poached eggs and fat bacon 

 greatly preponderating, almost took away my 

 breath, to say nothing of my appetite. The 

 table, be it not forgotten, was surrounded by 

 a vast concourse, consisting, with the exception 

 of two strangers and myself, of the Duke's 

 domestics. The first thing that struck me in 

 the demeanour of the latter, I need hardly add 

 favourably, was the simultaneous movement of 

 those at the head of the table to make room for 

 me. 



First impressions, \ve are told, are usually the 

 most permanent. In this case I certainly had 

 a striking proof of it, for though I could hardly 

 say, as " a stranger, they took me in," no more 

 gentlemanly conduct (I speak advisedly) could 

 I have received from my own equals, or superiors 

 in rank, than I did from every one of these 

 servants with whom I was at all brought into 

 contact, during the whole of the voyage, by no 

 means a short one. 



From the fact of my taking one cup of tea, 



