He merely observed, by way of compliment, that Mr.Augustus and his companion seemed to be "rolling kiddies." A little displeased with this metaphorical remark,--for it may be observed that "rolling kiddy" is, among the learned in such lore, the customary expression for "a smart thief,"-- the universal Augustus took that liberty to which by his age and station, so much superior to those of Paul, he imagined himself entitled, and gently reproved our hero for his indiscriminate use of flash phrases.
"A lad of your parts," said he,--"for I see you are clever, by your eye,--ought to be ashamed of using such vulgar expressions.

Have a nobler spirit, a loftier emulation, Paul, than that which distinguishes the little ragamuffins of the street.

Know that in this country genius and learning carry everything before them; and if you behave yourself properly, you may, one day or another, be as high in the world as myself." At this speech Paul looked wistfully round the spruce parlour, and thought what a fine thing it would be to be lord of such a domain, together with the appliances of flageolet and cremona, boxing-gloves, books, fly-flanking flagellum, three guineas, with the little mountain of silver, and the reputation--shared only with Lord Dunshunner--of being the best whip in London.
"Yes," continued Tomlinson, with conscious pride, "I owe my rise to myself.

Learning is better than house and land.

'Doctrina sed vim,' etc.
You know what old Horace says?
Why, sir, you would not believe it; but I was the man who killed his Majesty the King of Sardinia in our yesterday's paper.