Bourgeois is French in orgin, but was adopted by Karl Marx, a German philosopher, to describe individuals in the upper-classes of society.
* Bourgeoisie = social class of merchants, businessmen, professionals, clerks, etc.; middle class.
* Eminently = high in standing or rank.
* Tramping = travel on foot; walk heavily.
Partridges = hunting game birds was a popular leisure activity for the upper-class Englishmen.
Little rubber balls = reference to croquet balls.
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* Meringue = stiff-beaten egg white
* Hollow = empty inside; worthless; v ain
* Toadstools = poisonous mushroom
* Definition from Webster�s Dictionary.
Paul Klee
