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than slie is of horses^ whereas the high-born 

 woman is equally a judge of all from possessing, 

 and having possessed, them. 



Probabl}^, the same young lady^s papa is so far 

 honoured as occasionally to entertain the master 

 of a shop, who begs to know '^if there is any 

 other article he can have the pleasure of showing 

 liis customer this morning,^^ and bores one by 

 producing some ^^ entirely new '^ sort of bobbinet 

 or other bobbery that is not wanted. In such a 

 case, while her heart beats high, and new hopes 

 and wishes find bii^th in her bosom, she rails 

 against field-sports and fox-hunters ; first, from 

 knowing nothing of either, and, secondly, from 

 well-knowing the august object of her proud and 

 towering aspirations never took a leap in his life, 

 unless over his own counter. How much more 

 flattering a position she considers the fascinating 

 Mr. Gauzecollar holds while a piece of white 

 ribbon from his own shop at his breast proclaims 

 him steward for the night at the ^^ Casino de 

 Venise,^^ or some such place, than the noble- 

 man at a fixture, with his fox-hounds. While 

 she sees ]\Ir. Gauzecollar figuring away, over- 

 doing and ill-doing all the steps taught him by 

 Mr. Hopper in Silver Street, Golden Square, 

 and, by his officious underbred attempts at gal- 

 lantry, making havoc in the hearts of scores of 

 little straw-chippers and sundry ladies of rather 



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