Clubling

Long before his irregularities became a public scandal, they were known to the more sharp-sighted of his set; and it is said that a young clubling once came to a certain Duke with an air of much embarrassment and concern, stating that he had discovered Lord de Ros in the act of cheating, and asking what he should do in the matter.

The men were more of Sherrard's own class, — aristocratic clublings and travellers, — with a sprinkling of long-haired, artist-professor looking individuals.