The things we do!

Behind the fairy, up the marble stairs, came the
most noble Farintosh, with that vacuous leer which distinguishes his
lordship. Ethel seemed to be carrying the stack of flowers which the
Marquis had sent to her. The noble Bustington (Viscount Bustington, I
need scarcely tell the reader, is the heir of the house of Podbury), the
Baronet of the North, the gallant Crackthorpe, the first men in town, in
a word, gathered round the young beauty, forming her court; and little
Dick Hitchin, who goes everywhere, you may be sure was near her with a
compliment and a smile. Ere this arrival, the twins had been giving
themselves great airs in the room--the poor twins! when Ethel appeared
they sank into shuddering insignificance, and had to put up with the
conversation and attentions of second-rate men, belonging to second-rate
clubs in heavy dragoon regiments. One of them actually walked with a
dancing barrister; but he was related to a duke, and it was expected the
Lord Chancellor would give him something very good.


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