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           TheremayhavebeenascoreofEnglishmeninthehouse,butattheburstofthatbelovedandwell-knownmusic,everyoneofthem,weyoungfellowsinthestalls,SirJohnandLadyBullminster(whohadtakenahouseatPumpernickelfortheeducationoftheirninechildren),thefatgentlemanwiththemustachios,thelongMajorinwhiteducktrousers,andtheladywiththelittleboyuponwhomhewassosweet,evenKirsch,thecourierinthegallery,stoodboltuprightintheirplacesandproclaimedthemselvestobemembersofthedearoldBritishnation.AsforTapeworm,theCharged’Affaires,heroseupinhisboxandbowedandsimpered,asifhewouldrepresentthewholeempire.TapewormwasnephewandheirofoldMarshalTiptoff,whohasbeenintroducedinthisstoryasGeneralTiptoff,justbeforeWaterloo,whowasColonelofthethregimentinwhichMajorDobbinserved,andwhodiedinthisyearfullofhonours,andofanaspicofplovers’eggs;whentheregimentwasgraciouslygivenbyhisMajestytoColonelSirMichaelO’Dowd,K.C.B.whohadcommandeditinmanygloriousfields.

           TapewormmusthavemetwithColonelDobbinatthehouseoftheColonel’sColonel,theMarshal,forherecognizedhimonthisnightatthetheatre,andwiththeutmostcondescension,hisMajesty’sministercameoverfromhisownboxandpubliclyshookhandswithhisnew-foundfriend.

           "Lookatthatinfernalsly-bootsofaTapeworm,"Fippswhispered,examininghischieffromthestalls.

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