'Tis at times like this that gaynius rises to the occasion." Franklin grinned amiably.

"Thank you for the suggestion about the uniform, at least," he said.

"Now, if we can fix you up as well." Battersleigh came and stood before him, waving a long forefinger.
"Listen to me, Ned," he began, "an' I'll lay down to ye a few of the fundamental rules of conduct and appar'l.
"A gintleman never lies; a gintleman never uses unseemly haste; a gintleman is always ready for love and ready for war--for, Ned, me boy, without love and war we'd miss the only two joys of life.

Thereto, a gintleman must shoot, fence, ride, dance, and do anny of 'em like a gintleman.

For outwardly appar'l, seein' him clane within, me boy, a gintleman should make the best of what he finds about him.