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Spraggon,' &c.; but, as my lord's right-hand man, Jack
carried a certain weight, and commanded a certain influence, that he would
never have acquired of himself.
Jawleyford spoilt three sheets of cream-laid satin-wove note-paper (crested
and ciphered) before he pleased himself with a beginning. First he had it
'Dear Sir,' which he thought looked too stiff; then he had it 'My dear
Sir,' which he thought looked too loving; next he had it 'Dear Spraggon,'
which he considered as too familiar; and then he tried 'Dear Mr. Spraggon,'
which he thought would do. Thus he wrote:
'DEAR MR. SPRAGGON,--
'I am sorry to be obliged to put you off; but since I came in from
hunting I have been attacked with influenza, which will
incapacitate me from the enjoyment of society at least for two or
three days. I therefore think the kindest thing I can do is to
write to put you off; and, in the hopes of seeing both you and my
lord at no distant day.
'I remain, dear sir, yours sincerely,
'CHARLES JAMES JAWLEYFORD,
'_Jawleyford Court.


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