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A Marriage and Part of a Honeymoon

           ButhaveweanyleisureforadescriptionofBrighton?forBrighton,acleanNapleswithgenteellazzaroniforBrighton,thatalwayslooksbrisk,gay,andgaudy,likeaharlequin’sjacketforBrighton,whichusedtobesevenhoursdistantfromLondonatthetimeofourstory;whichisnowonlyahundredminutesoff;andwhichmayapproachwhoknowshowmuchnearer,unlessJoinvillecomesanduntimelybombardsit?

           "Whatamonstrousfinegirlthatisinthelodgingsoverthemilliner’s,"oneofthesethreepromenadersremarkedtotheother;"Gad,Crawley,didyouseewhatawinkshegavemeasIpassed?"

           "Don’tbreakherheart,Jos,yourascal,"saidanother."Don’ttriflewithheraffections,youDonJuan!"

           "Getaway,"saidJosSedley,quitepleased,andleeringupatthemaid-servantinquestionwithamostkillingogle.JoswasevenmoresplendidatBrightonthanhehadbeenathissister’smarriage.Hehadbrilliantunder-waistcoats,anyoneofwhichwouldhavesetupamoderatebuck.Hesportedamilitaryfrock-coat,ornamentedwithfrogs,knobs,blackbuttons,andmeanderingembroidery.Hehadaffectedamilitaryappearanceandhabitsoflate;andhewalkedwithhistwofriends,whowereofthatprofession,clinkinghisboot-spurs,swaggeringprodigiously,andshootingdeath-glancesatalltheservantgirlswhowereworthytobeslain.

           "Whatshallwedo,boys,tilltheladiesreturn?"thebuckasked.TheladieswereouttoRottingdeaninhiscarriageonadrive.

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