We showed him the town, and some of the modest pleasures
thereof; we introduced him to the Haunt, and astonished him by the
company which he met there. Between Brent's "Deserter" and Mark Wilder's
"Garryowen," Florac sang--
Tiens voici ma pipe, voila mon bri--quet;
Et quand la Tulipe fait le noir tra--jet
Que tu sois la seule dans le regi--ment
Avec la brule-gueule de ton cher z'a--mant;
to the delight of Tom Sarjent, who, though he only partially comprehended
the words of the song, pronounced the singer to be a rare gentleman, full
of most excellent differences. We took our Florac to the Derby; we
presented him in Fitzroy Square, whither we still occasionally went, for
Clive's and our dear Colonel's sake.
The Vicomte pronounced himself strongly in favour of the blanche misse
little Rosey Mackenzie, of whom we have lost sight for some few chapters.
Mrs. Mac he considered, my faith, to be a woman superb. He used to kiss
the tips of his own fingers, in token of his admiration for the lovely
widow; he pronounced her again more pretty than her daughter; and paid
her a thousand compliments, which she received with exceeding
good-humour.
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