When I am Judge Advocate, I promise you that I will not go about asking anyone to defend me.' "After dinner we played at capping verses, and after that at a game in which one of the party thinks of something for the others to guess at.
Tom gave the slug that killed Perceval, the lemon that Wilkes squeezed for Doctor Johnson, the pork-chop which Thurtell ate after he had murdered Weare, and Sir Charles Macarthy's jaw which was sent by the Ashantees as a present to George the Fourth.
"Some one mentioned an acquaintance who had gone to the West Indies, hoping to make money, but had only ruined the complexions of his daughters.

Tom said: Mr.Walker was sent to Berbice By the greatest of statesmen and earls.
He went to bring back yellow boys, But he only brought back yellow girls.
"I never saw anything like the fun and humour that kindles in his eye when a repartee or verse is working in his brain.
"March 3, 1831 .-- Yesterday morning Hannah and I walked part of the way to his chambers with Tom, and, as we separated, I remember wishing him good luck and success that night.

He went through it most triumphantly, and called down upon himself admiration enough to satisfy even his sister.

I like so much the manner in which he receives compliments.

He does not pretend to be indifferent, but smiles in his kind and animated way, with 'I am sure it is very kind of you to say so,' or something of that nature.