Had he a moustache--no whiskers or beard ?" "He had." "What kind of a person is he ?" "Oh! miss--I blush to name it--a gay man! But I know him to be very quick and trim, who might have made his thousands, like a squire.
Such a clever young dandy as he is! He's a doctor's son by name, which is a great deal; and he's an earl's son by nature!" "Which is a great deal more.

Fancy! Is it true ?" "Yes.

And, he was brought up so well, and sent to Casterbridge Grammar School for years and years.

Learnt all languages while he was there; and it was said he got on so far that he could take down Chinese in shorthand; but that I don't answer for, as it was only reported.

However, he wasted his gifted lot, and listed a soldier; but even then he rose to be a sergeant without trying at all.