, to which he was
going. 'Remember the coachman,' said the knight of the box to this
individual, who was a thin person of about sixty, with a white hat,
rather shabby black coat and buff-coloured trowsers, and who held an
umbrella and a small bundle in his hand. 'If you expect me to give you
anything,' said he to the coachman, 'you are mistaken; I will give you
nothing. You have been very insolent to me as I rode behind you on the
coach, and have encouraged two or three trumpery fellows, who rode along
with you, to cut scurvy jokes at my expense, and now you come to me for
money; I am not so poor but I could have given you a shilling had you
been civil; as it is, I will give you nothing.' 'Oh! you won't, won't
you?' said the coachman; 'dear me! I hope I shan't starve because you
won't give me anything--a shilling! Why, I could afford to give you
twenty if I thought fit, you pauper! Civil to you, indeed! things are
come to a fine pass if I need be civil to you! Do you know who you are
speaking to? Why, the best lords in the country are proud to speak to
me. Why, it was only the other day that the Marquis of --- said to me--'
And then he went on to say what the Marquis said to him; after which,
flinging down his cigar, he strutted up the road, swearing to himself
about paupers.

'You say it is three miles to ---,' said the individual to me; 'I think I
shall light my pipe, and smoke it as I go along.' Thereupon he took out
from a side-pocket a tobacco-box and short meerschaum pipe, and
implements for striking a light, filled his pipe, lighted it, and
commenced smoking. Presently the coachman drew near; I saw at once that
there was mischief in his eye; the man smoking was standing with his back
towards him, and he came so nigh to him, seemingly purposely, that as he
passed a puff of smoke came of necessity against his face. 'What do you
mean by smoking in my face?' said he, striking the pipe of the elderly
individual out of his mouth. The other, without manifesting much
surprise, said, 'I thank you; and if you will wait a minute, I will give
you a receipt for that favour.' Then, gathering up his pipe, and taking
off his coat and hat, he laid them on a stepping-block which stood near,
and rubbing his hands together, he advanced towards the coachman in an
attitude of offence, holding his hands crossed very near to his face.
The coachman, who probably expected anything but such a movement from a
person of the ag