Not that Sponge was shy, but still he thought that Jawleyford's presence would do him good.
Lord Scamperdale's hunt was not the most polished in the world.

The hounds and the horses were a good deal better bred than the men.

Of course his lordship gave the _tone_ to the whole; and being a coarse, broad, barge-built sort of man, he had his clothes to correspond, and looked like a drayman in scarlet.

He wore a great round flat-brimmed hat, which being adopted by the hunt generally, procured it the name of the 'F.H.H.,' or 'Flat Hat Hunt.' Our readers, we dare say, have noticed it figuring away, in the list of hounds during the winter, along with the 'H.H.s,' 'V.W.H.s,' and other initialized packs.

His lordship's clothes were of the large, roomy, baggy, abundant order, with great pockets, great buttons, and lots of strings flying out.