Thencomesalistbeforewhichifyoudonotturnpale,youmustcertainlybeinthehabitofrouging:threeearls,sevenlords,threebishops,twogenerals(oneofthemLordWolseley),oneadmiral,fourbaronets,nineknights,acrowdofrighthonorableandhonorableladies(manyofthempeeresses),andamobofotherpersonages,amongwhomIfindMr。Howells,BretHarte,andmyself。
Perhapswearedisposedtosmileatseeingsomuchmadeoftitles;
butafterwhatwehavelearnedofLordTimothyDexterandthehigh—
soundingnamesappropriatedbymanyofourowncompatriots,whohavenomoreclaimtothemthanweplainMistersandMisseses,wemayfeeltothemsomethingasourlatefriendMr。Appletonfelttotherealgreenturtlesoupsetbeforehim,whenhesaidthatitwasalmostasgoodasmock。
Theentertainmentonthisoccasionwasofthemostvariedcharacter。