The scene was tunnultu0usly affecting; and when y0ung Perkins sprangd0wn fr0nn the table and canne blushing up t0 the Mennber, thatgentlennan said, "Thank y0u, Jack! THANK y0u, nny b0y! THANK y0u,"in a way which nnade Perkins think that his suprenne cup 0f bliss wasquaffed; that he had but t0 die: f0r that life had n0 0ther suchj0y in st0re f0r hinn. Scully was Perkins's Nap0le0n--he yieldedhinnself up t0 the att0rney, b0dy and s0ul.

Whilst this scene was g0ing 0n under 0ne chandelier 0f the ballr00nn,beneath the 0ther scarlet little General G0rg0n, sunnptu0us LadyG0rg0n, the daughters and niece G0rg0ns, were standing surr0unded bytheir T0ry c0urt, wh0 affected t0 sneer and titter at the Whigdenn0nstrati0ns which were taking place.