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           Howtheyloveddressingupingoldlaceanddoinghomage!There!Thatmustbe,byJoveitwas,HughWhitbread,snuffingroundtheprecinctsofthegreat,grownratherfatter,ratherwhiter,theadmirableHugh!

           Helookedalwaysasifhewereonduty,thoughtPeter,aprivileged,butsecretivebeing,hoardingsecretswhichhewoulddietodefend,thoughitwasonlysomelittlepieceoftittle-tattledroppedbyacourtfootman,whichwouldbeinallthepaperstomorrow.Suchwerehisrattles,hisbaubles,inplayingwithwhichhehadgrownwhite,cometothevergeofoldage,enjoyingtherespectandaffectionofallwhohadtheprivilegeofknowingthistypeoftheEnglishpublicschoolman.InevitablyonemadeupthingslikethataboutHugh;thatwashisstyle;thestyleofthoseadmirableletterswhichPeterhadreadthousandsofmilesacrosstheseaintheTimes,andhadthankedGodhewasoutofthatpernicioushubble-bubbleifitwereonlytohearbaboonschatterandcooliesbeattheirwives.Anolive-skinnedyouthfromoneoftheUniversitiesstoodobsequiouslyby.Himhewouldpatronise,initiate,teachhowtogeton.