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Sponge's opinion, he nevertheless thought it might
perhaps be as well to be condescending to the stranger. Accordingly, he
ordered his whips to be on the alert, to tie their ties and put on their
boots as they ought to be, and to hoist their caps becomingly on the
appearance of our friend. Bragg, like a good many huntsmen, had a sort of
tariff of politeness, that he indicated by the manner in which he saluted
the field. To a lord, he made a sweep of his cap like the dome of St.
Paul's; a baronet came in for about half as much; a knight, to a quarter.
Bragg had also a sort of City or monetary tariff of politeness--a tariff
that was oftener called in requisition than the 'Debrett' one, in Mr.
Puffington's country. To a good 'tip' he vouchsafed as much cap as he gave
to a lord; to a middling 'tip' he gave a sort of move that might either
pass for a touch of the cap or a more comfortable adjustment of it to his
head; a very small 'tip' had a forefinger to the peak; while he who gave
nothing at all got a good stare or a good morning! or something of that
sort.


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