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In Which Lord Steyne Shows Himself in a Most Amiable Light

           TheytalkedaboutlittleRawdonalongtime,forBeckyonlycamehometodressandgoouttodinnerandthenhewentoffuneasilytodrinkteawithLadyJane,andtellherofwhathadhappened,andhowlittleRawdonwentofflikeatrump,andhowhewastowearagownandlittleknee-breeches,andhowyoungBlackball,JackBlackball’sson,oftheoldregiment,hadtakenhiminchargeandpromisedtobekindtohim.

           Inthecourseofaweek,youngBlackballhadconstitutedlittleRawdonhisfag,shoe-black,andbreakfasttoaster;initiatedhimintothemysteriesoftheLatinGrammar;andthrashedhimthreeorfourtimes,butnotseverely.Thelittlechap’sgood-naturedhonestfacewonhiswayforhim.Heonlygotthatdegreeofbeatingwhichwas,nodoubt,goodforhim;andasforblackingshoes,toastingbread,andfaggingingeneral,weretheseofficesnotdeemedtobenecessarypartsofeveryyoungEnglishgentleman’seducation?

           OurbusinessdoesnotliewiththesecondgenerationandMasterRawdon’slifeatschool,otherwisethepresenttalemightbecarriedtoanyindefinitelength.TheColonelwenttoseehissonashorttimeafterwardsandfoundtheladsufficientlywellandhappy,grinningandlaughinginhislittleblackgownandlittlebreeches.

           HisfathersagaciouslytippedBlackball,hismaster,asovereign,andsecuredthatyounggentleman’sgood-willtowardshisfag.AsaprotegeofthegreatLordSteyne,thenephewofaCountymember,andsonofaColonelandC.B.

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