BOOK THE SECOND.

CHAPTER II.

ARGUMENT.

Preliminary notice, of great importance to the interest both of author and reader-The brothers retired from public life-The parentage, circumstances, and character, of Julian Laneham-News from Bancok, its effect upon the Twins-Chang and Ching brought out into "Good Society;" their extraordinary ton-Singularity of any persons, not royal, being much sought after in England--Tom Moore's jealousy of Ching, and Chang's likeness to Lord Byron-Holland House, &c. &c. -Ching's admiration of the English ladies; names of some of themRebuke to the Muse-Lady Jersey sends Chang a ticket for Almack's; confusion occasioned thereby; adjusted by Lady Cowper-Almack's -Ching waltzes with Lady Frances-A Maid of Honour-Lady Connor's great kindness to Ching-Chang's argument with Prince Ci -Proposal to submit the controversy to Mr. Hallam-Ching's abrupt and involuntary disappearance from Almack's-The brothers received at court-Their different politics-The convenience politicians find in having a junction-bone-Ching dances before the Queen-Ching believes Lady Frances in love with him, takes compassion upon her-His gallant project to scale her window-Foreigners too well received by our countrywomen-Caution to the latter-A Blue Party-Apostrophe to the Great Authors of the day-A wit described-The wit's address to Chang-Chang's anger-The brothers depart to execute Ching's amorous exploit.

CHAPTER II.

I HEREBY give due information, (And shall proceed by law to show it,) Of a most infamous invasion

Upon my patent as a poet.

With wonder and resentment, I am

Informed that you have been to see a

Pretended brace of boys from Siam,
Who've basely stolen my idea.
I do declare, I've no connexion
With any other-curiosities!
And hope the public, on reflection,

Won't see me wrong'd by such atrocities.
I'm sure my Customers must waken
From a deceit so blind and silly,

Nor let my Twins for those be taken,
So lately shown in Piccadilly.

Reader, I must implore that you shun
Confounding one for t'other, or I
Declare, so serious a confusion

Will spoil your interest, and my story. Know, that henceforth, thro' this narration, I'll paint my Twins-the really curiousNot in one single situation

In which you could have seen the spurious. I hope, that without further clatter,

The impostors will retreat-and earlyOr else, I shall resign the matter

Into the hands of Lake and Burley.

Behold, our brethren now retired,
No longer to be seen for money;
They spent their hours as they desired,
And lived no more for fame but fun; I
Must own, when novelty was o'er,
That fun itself began to bore.

Hodges and Mary with them dwelt-
Ching was the person to propose it,
Altho' at first his brother felt-

Or feigned-a slight desire to' oppose
Their guest most frequent was a cousin

it.

Of our friend Hodges—Julian Laneham ;

He called upon the Twins a dozen

Times in a week -to entertain 'em.