Excerpt from Piccadilly to Pall Mall, Manners, Morals, and Man From time to time, when wearied with its ill success in this direction, it would wander into clubs. In the hall of one it ate up the tape; at another it walked upstairs into the coffee-room, where it created a stampede. As a rule, however, seemingly conscious of its responsibilities as the last of the Piccadilly loungers, it was perfectly content to stroll from the Mews in which it had its home to some point of vantage where on sunny days it could bask in dignified contemplation. Gone are the wicked old dandies who were wont to ogle every pretty face; their overtures, however, often led them into ludicrous misadventures. A 'ladylooking into a hat shop was once accosted by one of these old beaux, who in dulcet tones inquired if he might present her with an expensive hat which had riveted her gaze. She roguishly consented, and the money being paid at once left the shop, carrying the hat, much to the confusion of her venerable admirer, who had spent his money and failed to obtain the lady's address. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.