Note 6 — Chapter I
Reading edition
For this word I am indebted to Miss Prudence B—r—h—d, in "The New Bath Guide:"
Brother Sim has turned a rake-hell; Balls and parties every day. Jenny laughs at tabernacle. Tabby Runt has gone astray.
Since writing this, however, it has occurred to me that Mr. Anstey may have merely invented the word for the sake of the rhyme.