I declare, Charlie, you looked so like a little monkey, dressed up in that sky-blue coat and silver buttons, that I liked to have died a-laughing at you;" and Kinch was so overcome by the recollection of the event in question, that he was obliged to sit down upon a door-step to recover himself.
"Oh, I do hate to wear this confounded livery!' said Charlie, dolefully--" the boys scream 'Johnny Coat-tail' after me in the streets, and call me 'blue jay,' and 'blue nigger,' and lots of other names.

I feel that all that's wanting to make a complete monkey of me, is for some one to carry me about on an organ." "What do you wear it for, then ?" asked Kinch.
"Because I can't help myself, that's the reason.

The boys plague me to that extent sometimes, that I feel like tearing the things into bits--but mother says I must wear it.

Kinch," concluded he, significantly, "something will have to be done, I can't stand it." "You remember what I told you about the wig, don't you ?" asked Kinch; and, on receiving an affirmative reply, he continued, "Just try that on, and see how it goes--you'll find it'll work like a charm; it's a regular footman-expatriator--just try it now; you'll see if it isn't the thing to do the business for you." "I'm determined to be as bad as I can," rejoined Charlie; "I'm tired enough of staying there: that old aunt Rach is a devil--I don't believe a saint from heaven could get on with her; I'm expecting we'll have a pitched battle every day." Beguiling the time with this and similar conversation, they reached the house to which Charlie had been despatched with a note; after which, he turned his steps homeward, still accompanied by the redoubtable Kinch.
As ill luck would have it, they passed some boys who were engaged in a game of marbles, Charlie's favourite pastime, and, on Kinch's offering him the necessary stock to commence play, he launched into the game, regardless of the fact that the carriage was ordered for a drive within an hour, and that he was expected to fill his accustomed place in the rear of that splendid vehicle.
Once immersed in the game, time flew rapidly on.

Mrs.Thomas awaited his return until her patience was exhausted, when she started on her drive without him.