Tartlet was a bachelor, and aged about forty-five at the time we introduce him to our readers. But for a dozen years or so his marriage with a lady of somewhat mature age had been expected to take place. Under present circumstances it is perhaps advisable to give "two or three lines" concerning his age, appearance, and position in life. He would have responded to such a request we imagine as follows, and thus we can dispense with drawing his portrait from a moral and physical point of view. "He was born on the 17th July, 1835, at a quarter-past three in the morning. "His height is five feet, two inches, three lines. "His girth is exactly two feet, three inches. "His weight, increased by some six pounds during the last year, is one hundred and fifty one pounds, two ounces. "He has an oblong head. "His hair, very thin above the forehead, is grey chestnut, his forehead is high, his face oval, his complexion fresh coloured. "His eyes--sight excellent--a greyish brown, eyelashes and eyebrows clear chestnut, eyes themselves somewhat sunk in their orbits beneath the arches of the brows. "His nose is of medium size, and has a slight indentation towards the end of the left nostril. "His cheeks and temples are flat and hairless. "His ears are large and flat. "His mouth, of middling size, is absolutely free from bad teeth. "His lips, thin and slightly pinched, are covered with a heavy moustache and imperial, his chin is round and also shaded with a many-tinted beard. "A small mole ornaments his plump neck--in the nape. "Finally, when he is in the bath it can be seen that his skin is white and smooth. "His life is calm and regular. Without being robust, thanks to his great temperance, he has kept his health uninjured since his birth. His lungs are rather irritable, and hence he has not contracted the bad habit of smoking. He drinks neither spirits, coffee, liqueurs, nor neat wine. In a word, all that could prejudicially affect his nervous system is vigorously excluded from his table. Light beer, and weak wine and water are the only beverages he can take without danger. It is on account of his carefulness that he has never had to consult a doctor since his life began. "His gesture is prompt, his walk quick, his character frank and open. His thoughtfulness for others is extreme, and it is on account of this that in the fear of making his wife unhappy, he has never entered into matrimony." Such would have been the report furnished by Tartlet, but desirable as he might be to a lady of a certain age, the projected union had hitherto failed. The professor remained a bachelor, and continued to give lessons in dancing and deportment. It was in this capacity that he entered the mansion of William W. Kolderup. As time rolled on his pupils gradually abandoned him, and he ended by becoming one wheel more in the machinery of the wealthy establishment.