He was generous, good-natured, and, in a word,
perfectly conceited and satisfied with himself.
Then they drove to the parental brew-house. Foker's Entire is composed in
an enormous pile of buildings, not far from the Grey Friars, and the name
of that well-known firm is gilded upon innumerable public-house signs,
tenanted by its vassals in the neighbourhood; and the venerable junior
partner and manager did honour to the young lord of the vats and his
friend, and served them with silver flagons of brown-stout, so strong,
that you would have thought, not only the young men, but the very horse
Mr. Harry Foker drove, was affected by the potency of the drink, for he
rushed home to the west-end of the town at a rapid pace, which endangered
the pie-stalls and the women on the crossings, and brought the cab-steps
into collision with the posts at the street corners, and caused Stoopid
to swing fearfully on his board behind.
The Major was quite pleased when Pen was with his young acquaintance;
listened to Mr. Foker's artless stories with the greatest interest; gave
the two boys a fine dinner at a Covent Garden Coffee-house, whence they
proceeded to the play; but was above all happy when Mr.
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