However，tosatisfytheirscruples，Itooktheonlycourseinmypower。WhilstIwasinWalesIhadreceivedvariouslettersfromyoungfriendstheseIproduced，forIcarriedthemconstantlyinmypocket，being，indeed，bythistimealmosttheonlyrelicsofmypersonalencumbrances（exceptingtheclothesIwore）whichIhadnotinonewayorotherdisposedof。MostoftheseletterswerefromtheEarlof-，whowasatthattimemychief（orratheronly）
confidentialfriend。TheselettersweredatedfromEton。IhadalsosomefromtheMarquisof-，hisfather，who，thoughabsorbedinagriculturalpursuits，yethavingbeenanEtonianhimself，andasgoodascholarasanoblemanneedstobe，stillretainedanaffectionforclassicalstudiesandforyouthfulscholars。Hehadaccordingly，fromthetimethatIwasfifteen，correspondedwithme;
sometimesuponthegreatimprovementswhichhehadmadeorwasmeditatinginthecountiesofM-andSl-sinceIhadbeenthere，sometimesuponthemeritsofaLatinpoet，andatothertimessuggestingsubjectstomeonwhichhewishedmetowriteverses。
Onreadingtheletters，oneofmyJewishfriendsagreedtofurnishmewithtwoorthreehundredpoundsonmypersonalsecurity，providedIcouldpersuadetheyoungEarl——whowas，bytheway，notolderthanmyself——toguaranteethepaymentonourcomingofage;
theJew’sfinalobjectbeing，asInowsuppose，notthetriflingprofithecouldexpecttomakebyme，buttheprospectofestablishingaconnectionwithmynoblefriend，whoseimmenseexpectationswerewellknowntohim。InpursuanceofthisproposalonthepartoftheJew，abouteightorninedaysafterIhadreceivedthe10pounds，IpreparedtogodowntoEton。Nearly3