Some drawings I have attempted, but I succeed vilely.

Dudley, on the contrary, draws delightfully, with that rapid touch which seems like magic; while I labour and botch, and make this too heavy and that too light, and produce at last a base caricature.

I must stick to the flageolet, for music is the only one of the fine arts which deigns to acknowledge me.
'Did you know that Colonel Mannering was a draughtsman?
I believe not, for he scorned to display his accomplishments to the view of a subaltern.
He draws beautifully, however.

Since he and Julia left Mervyn Hall, Dudley was sent for there.

The squire, it seems, wanted a set of drawings made up, of which Mannering had done the first four, but was interrupted by his hasty departure in his purpose of completing them.