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The Diary of a Nobody
·
George Grossmith Weedon Grossmith
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I
assisted
Carrie
and
her
newly-formed
acquaintance,
who
said
her
name
was
Lupkin,
to
some
champagne;
also
myself,
and
handed
the
bottle
to
Mr.
Padge
to
do
likewise,
saying:
“You
must
look
after
yourself.”
He
replied:
“That’s
right,”
and
poured
out
half
a
tumbler
and
drank
Carrie’s
health,
coupled,
as
he
said,
“with
her
worthy
lord
and
master.”
We
all
had
some
splendid
pigeon
pie,
and
ices
to
follow.
The
waiters
were
very
attentive,
and
asked
if
we
would
like
some
more
wine.
I
assisted
Carrie
and
her
friend
and
Mr.
Padge,
also
some
people
who
had
just
come
from
the
dancing-room,
who
were
very
civil.
It
occurred
to
me
at
the
time
that
perhaps
some
of
the
gentlemen
knew
me
in
the
City,
as
they
were
so
polite.
I
made
myself
useful,
and
assisted
several
ladies
to
ices,
remembering
an
old
saying
that
“There
is
nothing
lost
by
civility.”
The
band
struck
up
for
the
dance,
and
they
all
went
into
the
ball-room.
The
ladies
(Carrie
and
Mrs.
Lupkin)
were
anxious
to
see
the
dancing,
and
as
I
had
not
quite
finished
my
supper,
Mr.
Padge
offered
his
arms
to
them
and
escorted
them
to
the
ball-room,
telling
me
to
follow.
I
said
to
Mr.
Padge:
“It
is
quite
a
West
End
affair,”
to
which
remark
Mr.
Padge
replied:
“That’s
right.”
When
I
had
quite
finished
my
supper,
and
was
leaving,
the
waiter
who
had
been
attending
on
us
arrested
my
attention
by
tapping
me
on
the
shoulder.
I
thought
it
unusual
for
a
waiter
at
a
private
ball
to
expect
a
tip,
but
nevertheless
gave
a
shilling,
as
he
had
been
very
attentive.
He
smilingly
replied:
“I
beg
your
pardon,
sir,
this
is
no
good,”
alluding
to
the
shilling.
“Your
party’s
had
four
suppers
at
5s.
a
head,
five
ices
at
1s.,
three
bottles
of
champagne
at
11s.
6d.,
a
glass
of
claret,
and
a
sixpenny
cigar
for
the
stout
gentleman—
in
all
£3
0s.
6d.!”
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