"And is Carnaby so very powerful, Peterby?"
"Sir, he is—the Prince's friend! He is also as great a Buck as George Hanger, as Jehu, or Jockey of Norfolk, and as famous, almost, as the late Sir Maurice Vibart."
"Ah!" said Barnabas.
"And since the retirement of Mr. Brummell, he and the Marquis of
Jerningham have to some extent taken his place and become the
Arbiters of Fashion."
"Oh!" said Barnabas.
"And furthermore, sir, I would warn you that he is a dangerous enemy, said to be one of the best pistol-shots in England."
"Hum," said Barnabas, "nevertheless, I mean to begin—"
"To begin, sir?"
"At once, Peterby."
"But—how, sir?"