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peccadilloes have not yet been brought to light will 

 no doubt be highly raised, quite as much, however, 

 I'll be bound to say, against what has preceded as 

 against what is to follow. If you are not fond of a 

 little scandal, do not read on. 



Mr. Weatherside was a very plausible and a very 

 punctilious Church-going man. No wonder : he was 

 cousin to the Kajah of Breakage, an owner of Church 

 property, and often resided on the Rajah's estate, in 

 the left wing of the family mansion, Rosicrucian 

 House, at Blackberry -cum -Sloe. The Rajah's 

 brother, it was said, had once taken orders for the 

 Church, but finding it too low for him, he now rode 

 the high horse. This brother was a perfect oracle, 

 and thought very lightly of the veterinary art. I 

 thought so too, and always shall whenever I have a 

 horse to dispose of. He, whether with or without 

 Mr. Weatherside, would take a horse from anybody, 

 and often get rid of it again within a week. When 

 these two gentlemen were together the effect was 

 perfectly stunning, for their ideas, thoughts, and 

 movements were as close, as similar, and as natural 

 as the Siamese Twins. You may suppose, then, it 

 was boldness for an inexperienced pupil like myself to 

 think to weather men of this stamp, but then I only 

 proposed attempting it on Mr. Weatherside, and it 



