ing out
of that box, and----"

"Lor, Capting!" cried the elder lady.

"Don't bother me," said the man in the box.

"And ask Mr. Hodgen himself, who's in the gyardens, to let these leedies
pass. Don't be froightened, me dear madam, I'm not going to quarl with
this gintleman, at anyreet before leedies. Will ye go, sir, and desoire
Mr. Hodgen (whose orther I keem in with, and he's me most intemate
friend, and I know he's goan to sing the 'Body Snatcher' here
to-noight), with Captain Costigan's compliments, to stip out and let
in the leedies--for meself, sir, I've seen Vauxhall, and I scawrun any
interfayrance on moi account: but for these leedies, one of them has
never been there, and of should think ye'd harly take advantage of me
misfartune in losing the ticket, to deproive her of her pleasure."

"It ain't no use, Captain. I can't go about your business," the
check-taker said; on which the Captain swore an oath, and the elder lady
said, "Lor, ow provokin!"

As for the young one, she looked up at the Captain and said, "Never
mind, Captain Costigan, I'm sure I don't want to go at all. Come away,
mamma." And with this, although she did not want to go at all, her
feelings overcame her, and she began to cry.

"Me poor child!" the Captain said. "Can ye see that, sir, and will ye
not let this innocent creature in?"

"It ain't my business," cried the doorkeeper, peevishly, out of the
illuminated box. And at this minute Arthur came up, and recognising
Costigan, said, "Don't you know me, Captain? Pendennis!" And he took off
his hat and made a bow to the two ladies. "Me dear boy! Me dear friend!"
cried the Captain, extending towards Pendennis the grasp of friendship;
and he rapidly explained to the other what he called "a most unluckee
conthratong." He had an order for Vauxhall, admitting two, from Mr.
Hodgen, then within the Gardens, and singing (as he did at the Back
Kitchen and the nobility's concerts, the 'Body Snatcher,' the 'Death of
General Wolfe,' the 'Banner of Blood,' and other favourite melodies);
and, having this order for the admission of two persons, he thought that
it would admit three, and had come accordingly to the Gardens with
his friends. But, on his way, Captain Costigan had lost the paper of
admission--it was not forthcoming at all; and the leedies must go back
again, to the great disappointment of one of them, as Pendennis saw.

Arthur had a great deal of good-nature for everybody, and sympathised
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