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" I have to ride out towards Camden Town to-mor- 

 row, and I shall inquire at the College if the name 

 of the writer is known there ? " True to his expressed 

 intention, Colonel Backgammon, accompanied by 

 the Count, did ride out to that neighbourhood on the day 

 following the 31st of March, but being strangers to the 

 locality, as well as the architecture of the building, they 

 rode about until they unexpectedly found themselves 

 opposite the huge, ponderous doors, of that sacred 

 edifice. Then they commenced staring on the richly 

 emblazoned colossal gold letters in magnificent 

 bas-relief fixed directly under the royal arms, and they 

 saw inscribed the much dreaded College motto : — 



" NO MUFFS ALLOWED TO ENTEK HERE." 



At this moment, one of the College grooms who 

 happened to be at hand, observing their perplexity, 

 and feeling doubtful whether they did not belong to 

 the above-named prohibited class of individuals, who 

 often bear such striking resemblance to much of their 

 own blood stock — having passable heads but weak 

 understandings — politely demanded their pleasure. 



" Why," spoke Colonel Backgammon, "we were 

 desirous of learning whether a person of the name of 

 Spurs was in any way known out here ?" 



