Anotherclassoftrampisaman，themostvaluablepartofwhosestock-in-tradeisahighlyperplexeddemeanour。Heisgotuplikeacountryman，andyouwilloftencomeuponthepoorfellow，whileheisendeavouringtodeciphertheinscriptiononamilestone-
quiteafruitlessendeavour，forhecannotread。Heasksyourpardon，hetrulydoesheisveryslowofspeech，thistramp，andhelooksinabewilderedwayallroundtheprospectwhilehetalkstoyou，butallofussholddoaswewoldbedoneby，andhe’lltakeitkind，ifyou’llputapowermanintherightroadfurtojinehiseldestsonashasbrokehislegbadinthemasoning，andisinthisheereOrspit’lasiswrotedownbySquirePouncerby’sownhandaswoldnottellaliefurnoman。Hethenproducesfromunderhisdarkfrockbeingalwaysveryslowandperplexedaneatbutwornoldleathernpurse，fromwhichhetakesascrapofpaper。
Onthisscrapofpaperiswritten，bySquirePouncerby，ofTheGrove，’PleasetodirecttheBearer，apoorbutveryworthyman，totheSussexCountyHospital，nearBrighton’-amatterofsomedifficultyatthemoment，seeingthattherequestcomessuddenlyuponyouinthedepthsofHertfordshire。ThemoreyouendeavourtoindicatewhereBrightonis-whenyouhavewiththegreatestdifficultyremembered-thelessthedevotedfathercanbemadetocomprehend，andthemoreobtuselyhestaresattheprospect；
whereby，beingreducedtoextremity，yourecommendthefaithfulparenttobeginbygoingtoSt。Albans，andpresenthimwithhalf-
a-crown。Itdoeshimgood，nodoubt，butscarcelyhelpshimforward，sinceyoufindhimlyingdrunkthatsameeveninginthewheelwright’ssawpitundertheshedwherethefelledtreesare，oppositethesignoftheThreeJollyHedgers。