THE CONFESSIONS OF HARRY LORREQUER
[By Charles James Lever (1806-1872)]
Dublin
MDCCCXXXIX.
Volume 2.
[Note: Though the title page has no author's name inscribed,
this work is generally attributed to Charles James Lever.]
The Inn at Munich
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| "We talked of pipe-clay regulation caps— Long twenty-fours—short culverins and mortars— Condemn'd the 'Horse Guards' for a set of raps, And cursed our fate at being in such quarters. Some smoked, some sighed, and some were heard to snore; Some wished themselves five fathoms 'neat the Solway; And some did pray—who never prayed before— That they might get the 'route' for Cork or Galway." |
CONTENTS:
| CHAPTER XI Cheltenham—Matrimonial Adventure—Showing how to make love for a friend CHAPTER XII Dublin—Tom O'Flaherty—A Reminiscence of the Peninsula CHAPTER XIII Dublin—The Boarding-house—Select Society CHAPTER XIV The Chase CHAPTER XV Mems Of the North Cork CHAPTER XVI Theatricals CHAPTER XVI b (The chapter number is a repeat) The Wager CHAPTER XVII The Elopement |
CHAPTER XI.
CHELTENHAM—MATRIMONIAL ADVENTURE—SHOWING HOW TO MAKE LOVE FOR A FRIEND.
Lorrequer Making His Escape From Col. Kamworth's
It was a cold raw evening in February as I sat in the coffee-room of the Old Plough in Cheltenham, "Lucullus c. Lucullo"—no companion save my half-finished decanter of port. I had drawn my chair to the corner of the ample fire-place, and in a half dreamy state was reviewing
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