’Ican’tstayhereamonth，’hecried。’Noonecould。Thething’snonsense，Morris。ThepartiesthatlivedintheBastillewouldriseagainstaplacelikethis。’
Withanadmirableaffectationofindifference，Morrisproposedagameofpitch—and—toss。Towhatwillnotthediplomatistcondescend！ItwasJohn’sfavouritegame;indeedhisonlygame——hehadfoundalltheresttoointellectual——andheplayeditwithequalskillandgoodfortune。ToMorrishimself，ontheotherhand，thewholebusinesswasdetestable;hewasabadpitcher，hehadnoluckintossing，andhewasonewhosufferedtormentswhenhelost。ButJohnwasinadangeroushumour，andhisbrotherwaspreparedforanysacrifice。
Byseveno’clock，Morris，withincredibleagony，hadlostacoupleofhalf—crowns。Evenwiththetontinebeforehiseyes，thiswasasmuchashecouldbear;and，remarkingthathewouldtakehisrevengesomeothertime，heproposedabitofsupperandagrog。
Beforetheyhadmadeanendofthisrefreshmentitwastimetobeatwork。Abucketofwaterforpresentnecessitieswaswithdrawnfromthewater—butt，whichwasthenemptiedandrolledbeforethekitchenfiretodry;andthetwobrotherssetforthontheiradventureunderastarlessheaven。
CHAPTERIII。TheLectureratLargeWhethermankindisreallypartialtohappinessisanopenquestion。Notamonthpassesbybutsomecherishedsonrunsoffintothemerchantservice，orsomevaluedhusbanddecampstoTexaswithaladyhelp;clergymenhavefledfromtheirparishioners;andevenjudgeshavebeenknowntoretire。Toanopenmind，itwillappear（uponthewhole）lessstrangethatJosephFinsburyshouldhavebeenledtoentertainideasofescape。Hislot（Ithinkwemaysay）wasnotahappyone。Myfriend，MrMorris，withwhomItraveluptwiceorthriceaweekfromSnaresbrookPark，iscertainlyagentlemanwhomIesteem;