He is so insufferably affable, that every man near him would like to give him a beating.
All the time of the dinner the host was challenging everybody to drink wine, in his honest old-fashioned way, and Mr.Binnie seconding the chief entertainer.

Such was the way in England and Scotland when they were young men.

And when Binnie, asking Sir Brian, receives for reply from the Baronet--"Thank you, no, my dear sir.

I have exceeded already, positively exceeded," the poor discomfited gentleman hardly knows whither to apply: but, luckily, Tom Norris, the first mate, comes to his rescue, and cries out, "Mr.Binnie, I've not had enough, and I'll drink a glass of anything ye like with ye." The fact is, that Mr.Norris has had enough.

He has drunk bumpers to the health of every member of the company; his glass has been filled scores of times by watchful waiters.
So has Mr.Bayham absorbed great quantities of drink; but without any visible effect on that veteran toper.