[Burlesques by William Makepeace Thackeray]@TWC D-Link bookBurlesques CHAPTER XXIV 126/194
My legg is praps the finist pint about me, and I was risolved not to hide it under a booshle. "I phixt on scarlit tites, then, imbridered with goold, as I have seen Widdicomb wear them at Hashleys when me and Mary Hann used to go there.
Ninety-six guineas worth of rich goold lace and cord did I have myhandering hall hover those shoperb inagspressables. "Yellow marocky Heshn boots, red eels, goold spurs and goold tassels as bigg as belpulls. "Jackit--French gray and silver oringe fasings & cuphs, according to the old patn; belt, green and goold, tight round my pusn, & settin hoff the cemetry of my figgar NOT DISADVINTAJUSLY. "A huzza paleese of pupple velvit & sable fir.
A sayber of Demaskus steal, and a sabertash (in which I kep my Odiclone and imbridered pocket ankercher), kimpleat my acooterments, which, without vannaty, was, I flatter myself, UNEAK. "But the crownding triumph was my hat.
I couldnt wear a cock At.
The huzzahs dont use 'em.
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