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Captain
Welcut
received
us
,
saying
we
were
rather
late
,
but
that
it
was
better
late
than
never
.
He
seemed
a
very
good-looking
gentleman
though
,
as
Carrie
remarked
,
"
rather
short
for
an
officer
.
"
He
begged
to
be
excused
for
leaving
us
,
as
he
was
engaged
for
a
dance
,
and
hoped
we
should
make
ourselves
at
home
.
Carrie
took
my
arm
and
we
walked
round
the
rooms
two
or
three
times
and
watched
the
people
dancing
.
I
could
n't
find
a
single
person
I
knew
,
but
attributed
it
to
most
of
them
being
in
uniform
.
As
we
were
entering
the
supper-room
I
received
a
slap
on
the
shoulder
,
followed
by
a
welcome
shake
of
the
hand
.
I
said
:
"
Mr.
Padge
,
I
believe
;
"
he
replied
,
"
That
's
right
.
"
I
gave
Carrie
a
chair
,
and
seated
by
her
was
a
lady
who
made
herself
at
home
with
Carrie
at
once
.
There
was
a
very
liberal
repast
on
the
tables
,
plenty
of
champagne
,
claret
,
etc.
,
and
,
in
fact
,
everything
seemed
to
be
done
regardless
of
expense
.
Mr.
Padge
is
a
man
that
,
I
admit
,
I
have
no
particular
liking
for
,
but
I
felt
so
glad
to
come
across
someone
I
knew
,
that
I
asked
him
to
sit
at
our
table
,
and
I
must
say
that
for
a
short
fat
man
he
looked
well
in
uniform
,
although
I
think
his
tunic
was
rather
baggy
in
the
back
.
It
was
the
only
supper-room
that
I
have
been
in
that
was
not
over-crowded
;
in
fact
we
were
the
only
people
there
,
everybody
being
so
busy
dancing
.
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
.
!
"
