William Crary Brovvnell 



he formed a part he was extraor- 

 dinarily apt to be the centre, and 

 a society where " superiorities " are, 

 though not perhaps " discounte- 

 nanced," at least rather thoroughly 

 tested, was often cordially content 

 to figure as a background for the 

 relief of his shining sprightliness. 

 He was the ideal clubman because 

 he illustrated in an ideal degree the 

 Epicurean ideal. He was so con- 

 stituted as fastidiously to desire to 

 make the most of the Epicurean 

 principle, to get the best out of its 

 practice. Hence his luxuriousness 

 itself — and he had this quality in 

 an eminent degree — was charged 

 with energy. No one ever saw him 

 lounge or loll or doze — except ex- 

 pressly. He did not know what 

 enervation was. His movements 

 were rapid ; his step was quick ; 

 he never strolled. His enjoyment 

 was invariably marked by zest rather 

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