Publisher's Synopsis
After having seen him thus publicly comport himself, but one course was open to me-to cut his acquaintance. I commissioned a mutual friend (the Honourable Poly Anthus) to break the matter to this gentleman as delicately as possible, and to say that painful circumstances-in nowise affecting Mr. Marrowfat's honour, or my esteem for him-had occurred, which obliged me to forego my intimacy with him; and accordingly we met and gave each other the cut direct that night at the Duchess of Monte Fiasco's ball.
