’Enough,John;quiteenough,’hecried,’Icanreaditinthycountenance。Honestyiswrittenthere,andcourageandsimplicity。ButIfearthat,inthistownofLondon,thouartapttobetakeninbypeopleofnoprinciple。Ahme!Ahme!Theworldisbad,andIamtoooldtoimproveit。’
Thenfindinghimsogoodandkind,andanxioustoimprovetheage,Itoldhimalmosteverything;howmuchIpaidthefellmonger,andallthethingsIhadbeentosee;andhowIlongedtogetaway,beforethecornwasripening;yethowdespiteofthesedesiresIfeltmyselfboundtowalkupanddown,beingunderathingcalled’recognisance。’Inshort,Itoldhimeverything;
exceptthenatureofmysummonswhichIhadnorighttotell,andthatIwasoutofmoney。
Mytalewastoldinalittlearchway,apartfromotherlawyers;andtheotherlawyersseemedtometoshiftthemselves,andtolookaskew,likesheepthroughahurdle,whentherestarefeeding。
’What!GoodGod!’mylawyercried,smitinghisbreastindignantlywitharollofsomethinglearned;’inwhatcountrydowelive?Underwhatlawsarewegoverned?