text:  He is on very good terms with the "girls" of his _set_ and is allowed a little innocent flirtation because he is known to have _tact_ enough not to compromise himself or them by falling in love or paying "ridiculous" addresses: although a little "fast" perhaps he is perfectly _safe_ and is on good terms with every body except his eldest brother: he is the idol of countesses-dowager who hand him a few hundreds whenever he is short pay his debts for him--give him good advice and call him "Freddy dear:" in short although he has nothing excepting his boot-hooks that he can possibly call his own he is a merry good-natured honest harmless fellow a favourite with every body and envied for his light-heartedness even by his more fortunate elder brother