He scientifically pokes him in the flank, and spans him across the back, and pronounces EX CATHEDRA-- "You'll find, sir, there won't be a finer fish, take him all in all, killed in the parish this season." "Ah, it's a noble sport," says the Major.

"I shan't get much more of it, I'm afraid." "Why shouldn't you ?" "Well, I'll tell you," says the Major.

"Do you know how much property I have got ?" "No, indeed." "I have only ten thousand pounds; and how am I to bring up a family on the interest of that ?" "I should fancy it was quite enough for you," said the Vicar; "you have only one son." "How many more am I likely to have, eh?
And how should I look to find myself at sixty with five boys grown up, and only 300L.

a-year ?" "That is rather an extreme case," said the Vicar; "you would be poor then, certainly." "Just what I don't want to be.

Besides wanting to make some money, I am leading an idle life here, and am getting very tired of it.