AfterPartridge，therefore，hadenlargedgreatlyonthevastfortunetowhichMr。Joneswasheir，heveryfreelycommunicatedanapprehension，whichhehadbeguntoconceivethedaybefore，andforwhich，aswehintedatthatverytime，thebehaviourofJonesseemedtohavefurnishedasufficientfoundation。Inshort，hewasnowprettywellconfirmedinanopinion，thathismasterwasoutofhiswits，withwhichopinionheverybluntlyacquaintedthegoodcompanyroundthefire。
Withthissentimentthepuppet-showmanimmediatelycoincided。\"I
own，\"saidhe，\"thegentlemansurprizedmeverymuch，whenhetalkedsoabsurdlyaboutpuppet-shows。Itisindeedhardlytobeconceivedthatanymaninhissensesshouldbesomuchmistaken；whatyousaynowaccountsverywellforallhismonstrousnotions。Poorgentleman！Iamheartilyconcernedforhim；indeedhehathastrangewildnessabouthiseyeswhichItooknoticeofbefore，thoughIdidnotmentionit。\"
Thelandlordagreedwiththislastassertion，andlikewiseclaimedthesagacityofhavingobservedit。\"Andcertainly，\"addedhe，\"itmustbeso；fornoonebutamadmanwouldhavethoughtofleavingsogoodahousetorambleaboutthecountryatthattimeofnight。\"
Theexciseman，pullinghispipefromhismouth，said，\"Hethoughtthegentlemanlookedandtalkedalittlewildly\"；andthenturningtoPartridge，\"ifhebeamadman，\"sayshe，\"heshouldnotbesufferedtotravelthusaboutthecountry；forpossiblyhemaydosomemischief。Itisapityhewasnotsecuredandsenthometohisrelations。\"