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Goodwin, the third lieutenant who was his room-mate, had already turned in; but it was impossible for him to sleep. Pelham took a match from his pocket and lighted the lamp, which swung on gimbals in the room. "What are you doing, Pelham?" demanded Goodwin "It is against the rule to light a lamp after ten o'clock."
Mr. PELHAM rose, and spoke thus: Sir, notwithstanding the absurdity which the honourable gentleman imagines himself to have discovered in this proposal, and which he must be confessed to have placed in a very strong light, I am of opinion, that it may, with very little consideration, be reconciled to reason and to justice, and that the wit and satire that have been so liberally employed, will appear to have been lost in the air, without use and without injury.
He turned hastily; but I would not suffer him to escape; I put my hand upon his arm, and drew him towards me. "Glanville!" I exclaimed, "it is I! it is your old old friend, Henry Pelham. Good God! have I met you at last, and in such a scene?"
"I am sorry to inform you, Wilton, that no leave of absence will be granted to-morrow," replied Pelham in accordance with the instructions given him by the captain, who, in turn, had received his orders from the principal. "No leave!" exclaimed Wilton, his jaw dropping down. "Such are the orders." "I have always been in the habit of celebrating the Fourth of July," replied Wilton.
"You ought ter see me two weeks from now," he protested. "I get all sunburnt and hard hard as anything!" The young man was incredulous. "You were near getting sunstroke when I picked you up," he laughed. "If you're going to Hunter's Island why didn't you take the Third Avenue to Pelham Manor?" "That's right!" assented Jimmie eagerly.
"My dear Pelham," said Glanville, "let us see a great deal of each other: I live very much alone: I have an excellent cook, sent me over from France, by the celebrated gourmand Marechal de . I dine every day exactly at eight, and never accept an invitation to dine elsewhere.
Pelham, you take me, I suppose black eyes white skin, and such an ancle;" and the fellow rubbed his great hands and chuckled. "Well," said I, "I cannot blame you, whatever may be my loss a dark eye and a straight ancle are powerful excuses. What says Mr. Warburton to them?" and I turned to the object of my interrogatory.
Which being seconded, Mr. PELHAM spoke to this effect: Sir, this motion, if the intention of it be limited by proper restrictions, is doubtless reasonable and just; for the right of this house to examine into the conduct of publick affairs, and, consequently, for calling for the papers necessary to enlighten their inquiries, is not to be disputed.
He wondered how many pairs of lovers it had discovered along the shores of Pelham Bay, how many mint-juleps it had seen drunk on the veranda of the country club, how many kisses it had interrupted; and whether it would rather pry into people's private affairs or look for torpedo-boats and night attacks in time of war.
"You can make yourself as disagreeable as you like to me, but mind you are on your good behavior at dinner tonight, for the Misses Pelham will be here." The five-o'clock at Mrs. Bartlett Glow's was probably an event to nobody in Newport except Mrs. Benson.
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