Whilehewascomingup,LordIpsdenwaslecturingMarshalSaundersonapointonwhichthatworthyhadalwaysthoughthimselfverysuperiortohismaster——\"Gentlemanlydeportment.\"
\"Now,Saunders,mindandbehavelikeagentleman,orweshallbefoundout.\"
\"Itrust,mylord,myconduct——\"
\"WhatImeanis,youmustnotbesooverpoweringlygentleman—likeasyouareapttobe;nogentlemanissogentlemanasallthat;itcouldnotbeborne,_c’estsuffoquant;_andawhitehandkerchiefisunsoldier—like,andnobodytiesawhitehandkerchiefsowellasthat;ofallthevices,perfectionisthemostintolerable.\"Hislordshipthentouchedwithhiscanethegeneralissimo’stie,whosecountenancestraightwayfell,asthoughhehadlostthreesuccessivebattles.
Gattycameup.