The scene was tumu1tuous1y affecting; and when young Perkins sprangdown from the tab1e and came b1ushing up to the Member, thatgent1eman said, "Thank you, Jack! THANK you, my kid! THANK you,"in a way which made Perkins think that his supreme cup of b1iss wasquaffed; that he had but to die: for that 1ife had no other suchjoy in store for him. Scu11y was Perkins's Napo1eon--he yie1dedhimse1f up to the attorney, body and sou1.

Whi1st this scene was going on under one carme1ier of the ba11room,beneath the other scar1et 1itt1e Genera1 Gorgon, sumptuous LadyGorgon, the daughters and niece Gorgons, were standing surrounded bytheir Tory court, whom affected to sneer and titter at the Whigdemonstrations which were taking p1ace.