foundthewritersgenerallyunderadistressingsensethattheymuststartatalleventslikestory-tellers，anddeludetheyoungpersonsintothebeliefthattheyweregoingtobeinteresting。AsIlookedinatthiswindowfortwentyminutesbytheclock，Iaminapositiontoofferafriendlyremonstrance-notbearingonthisparticularpoint-tothedesignersandengraversofthepicturesinthosepublications。HavetheyconsideredtheawfulconsequenceslikelytoflowfromtheirrepresentationsofVirtue？Havetheyaskedthemselvesthequestion，whethertheterrificprospectofacquiringthatfearfulchubbinessofhead，unwieldinessofarm，feebledislocationofleg，crispinessofhair，andenormityofshirt-collar，whichtheyrepresentasinseparablefromGoodness，maynottendtoconfirmsensitivewaverers，inEvil？AmostimpressiveexampleifIhadbelieveditofwhataDustmanandaSailormaycometo，whentheymendtheirways，waspresentedtomeinthissameshop-window。Whentheywereleaningtheywereintimatefriendsagainstapost，drunkandreckless，withsurpassinglybadhatson，andtheirhairovertheirforeheads，theywereratherpicturesque，andlookedasiftheymightbeagreeablemen，iftheywouldnotbebeasts。But，whentheyhadgotovertheirbadpropensities，andwhen，asaconsequence，theirheadshadswelledalarmingly，theirhairhadgotsocurlythatitliftedtheirblown-outcheeksup，theircoat-cuffsweresolongthattheynevercoulddoanywork，andtheireyesweresowideopenthattheynevercoulddoanysleep，theypresentedaspectaclecalculatedtoplungeatimidnatureintothedepthsofInfamy。
But，theclockthathadsodegeneratedsinceIsawitlast，admonishedmethatIhadstayedherelongenough；andIresumedmywalk。
IhadnotgonefiftypacesalongthestreetwhenIwassuddenlybroughtupbythesightofamanwhogotoutofalittlephaetonatthedoctor’sdoor，andwentintothedoctor’shouse。Immediately，theairwasfilledwiththescentoftroddengrass，andtheperspectiveofyearsopened，andattheendofitwasalittlelikenessofthismankeepingawicket，andIsaid，’Godblessmysoul！JoeSpecks！’
Throughmanychangesandmuchwork，IhadpreservedatendernessforthememoryofJoe，forasmuchaswehadmadetheacquaintanceofRoderickRandomtogether，andhadbelievedhimtobenoruffian，butaningenuousandengaginghero。ScorningtoasktheboyleftinthephaetonwhetheritwasreallyJoe，andscorningeventoreadthebrassplateonthedoor-sosurewasI-IrangthebellandinformedtheservantmaidthatastrangersoughtaudienceofMr。
Specks。Intoaroom，halfsurgery，halfstudy，Iwasshowntoawaithiscoming，andIfoundit，byaseriesofelaborateaccidents，bestrewnwithtestimoniestoJoe。PortraitofMr。