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some, condemned by others, and excused 

 by all, who best knew the real cause of my 

 entering upon so formidable an engage- 

 ment formidable in the responsibility 

 of having so many of His Majesty's lieges 

 daily entrusted to my care. 



In my own estimation, I felt that I 

 had lost caste, but for this I hoped the 

 novelty of my new way of life would 

 impart compensation ; and as driving was 

 daily becoming more fashionable among 

 the higher class, I foolishly thought I 

 was only following in the wake of others 

 far above myself in rank and station, 

 and should, therefore, have them to share 

 my degradation. 



It would not be possible to enumerate 

 all, nor would it be necessary to name 

 any of those men of rank and title who 

 forgot their birth, and what was due to 

 their connections and position in society, 

 to figure in the capacity of dragsmen. 



