Not So Bad as We Seem

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Just on the stroke of twelve, and my Lord not risen. He never wants sleep more than once a week, - but when he does sleep, he sleeps as he does every thing else - better than any man in the three king doms. Well, he is a merry fine gentleman, to be sure; so kind-hearted and generous; but, lauk, if one judged by his words, and not by his actions, one would say he was the wickedest dog that Mum!