I'm no egotist, look you; I've no prejudices; and Miss there has her bechamels and fallals according to her taste.

Captain, try the _volly-vong_." We had plenty of champagne and old madeira with dinner, and great silver tankards of porter, which those might take who chose.

Brough made especially a boast of drinking beer; and, when the ladies retired, said, "Gentlemen, Tiggins will give you an unlimited supply of wine: there's no stinting here;" and then laid himself down in his easy-chair and fell asleep.
"He always does so," whispered Mr.Tidd to me.
"Get some of that yellow-sealed wine, Tiggins," says the Captain.

"That other claret we had yesterday is loaded, and disagrees with me infernally!" I must say I liked the yellow seal much better than Aunt Hoggarty's Rosolio.
I soon found out what Mr.Tidd was, and what he was longing for.
"Isn't she a glorious creature ?" says he to me.
"Who, sir ?" says I.
"Miss Belinda, to be sure!" cried Tidd.

"Did mortal ever look upon eyes like hers, or view a more sylph-like figure ?" "She might have a little more flesh, Mr.Tidd," says the Captain, "and a little less eyebrow.