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CHAPTER XXIV
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The line will pass through a hangle of Bareacre Park.

He shall have a good compensation I promis you; and then I shall get back the 3000 I lent him.

His banker's acount, I fear, is in a horrid state." [The Diary now for several days contains particulars of no interest to the public:--Memoranda of City dinners--meetings of Directors--fashionable parties in which Mr.Jeames figures, and nearly always by the side of his new friend, Lord Bareacres, whose "pompossaty," as previously described, seems to have almost entirely subsided.] We then come to the following:-- "With a prowd and thankfle Art, I copy off this morning's Gayzett the following news:-- "'Commission signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Diddlesex.
"'JAMES AUGUSTUS DE LA PLUCHE, Esquire, to be Deputy Lieutenant.'" "'North Diddlesex Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry.
"'James Augustus de la Pluche, Esquire, to be Captain, vice Blowhard, promoted."' "And his it so?
Ham I indeed a landed propriator--a Deppaty Leftnant--a Capting?
May I hatend the Cort of my Sovring?
and dror a sayber in my country's defens?
I wish the French WOOD land, and me at the head of my squadring on my hoss Desparation.

How I'd extonish 'em! How the gals will stare when they see me in youniform! How Mary Hann would--but nonsince! I'm halways thinking of that pore gal.

She's left Sir John's.
She couldn't abear to stay after I went, I've heerd say.


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