AtourmealmyuncleaskedmewhatIhadseenthatdayandIreplied——
naughtbutfiguresandcrabbedwriting——andhandedhimtheparchmentswhichhecompareditembyitem。
\"Iampleasedwithyou,\"hesaidatlast,\"forheresofarIfindbutasingleerrorandthatismyfault,notyours;alsoyouhavedonetwodays\'workinone。Still,itisnotfitthatyouwhoareaccustomedtotheopenairshouldbendcontinuallyoverdeedsandinventories。
Therefore,to—morrowIshallhaveanothertaskforyou,forlikeyourselfyourhorseneedsexercise。\"
Andsohehad,forwithtwostoutservantsridingwithmeandguidingme,hesentmeoutofLondontoviewafairestateofhisuponthebordersoftheThamesandtovisithistenantsthereandmakereportoftheirhusbandry,alsoofcertainwoodswhereheproposedtofelloakforshipbuilding。ThisIdid,fortheservantsmademeknowntothetenants,andgotbackatnight—fall,abletotellhimallwhichhewasgladtolearn,sinceitseemedthathehadnotseenthisestateforfivelongyears。