modern
times. Bank governor's machine weighs sovereigns, light ones go to the
right, and heavy ones to the left.

"'Stop,' says I, 'if you mean the sovereign people here, there are none
on 'em light. Right and left is both monstrous heavy; all over weight,
every one on 'em. I'm squeezed to death.'

"'Very good, Mr. Slick. Let me introduce you to ----,' they are whipt
off in the current, and I don't see 'em again no more. 'A beautiful shew
of flowers, Madam, at the garden: they are all in full blow now. The
rhododendron--had a tooth pulled when she was asleep.' 'Please to let me
pass, Sir.' 'With all my heart, Miss, if I could; but I can't move; if I
could I would down on the carpet, and you should walk over me. Take care
of your feet, Miss, I am off of mine. Lord bless me! what's this? why as
I am a livin' sinner, it's half her frock hitched on to my coat button.
Now I know what that scream meant.'

"'How do you do, Mr. Slick? When did you come?' 'Why I came--' he
is turned round, and shoved out o' hearin.' 'Xanthian marbles at the
British Museum are quite wonderful; got into his throat, the doctor
turned him upside down, stood him on his head, and out it came--his own
tunnel was too small.' 'Oh, Sir, you are cuttin' me.' 'Me, Miss! Where
had I the pleasure of seein' you before, I never cut a lady in my life,
could'nt do so rude a thing. Havn't the honour to recollect you.' 'Oh,
Sir, take it away, it cuts me.' Poor thing, she is distracted, I don't
wonder. She's drove crazy, though I think she must have been mad to come
here at all. 'Your hat, Sir.' 'Oh, that cussed French hat is it? Well,
the rim is as stiff and as sharp as a cleaver, that's a fact, I don't
wonder it cut you.' 'Eddis's pictur--capital painting, fell out of the
barge, and was drowned.' 'Having been beat on the shillin' duty; they
will attach him on the fourpence, and thimble rigg him out of that.'
'They say Sugden is in town, hung in a bad light, at the Temple
Church.'----'Who is that?' 'Lady Fobus; paired off for the Session;
Brodie operated.'----Lady Francis; got the Life Guards; there will be
a division to-night.'----That's Sam Slick; I'll introduce you;
made a capital speech in the House of Lords, in answer to
Brougham--Lobelia--voted for the bill--The Duchess is very fond
of----Irish Arms--'

"Oh! now I'm in the entry. How tired I am! It feels shockin' cold here,
too, arter comin' out o' that hot room. Guess I'll go to the grand
musical party.