Hehadtwosons，abouttosetoutontheirtravels；hewish’dtohavethemfirsttaughtswimming，andproposedtogratifymehandsomelyifIwouldteachthem。Theywerenotyetcometotown，andmystaywasuncertain，soIcouldnotundertakeit；but，fromthisincident，Ithoughtitlikelythat，ifIweretoremaininEnglandandopenaswimming—school，Imightgetagooddealofmoney；anditstruckmesostrongly，that，hadtheoverturebeensoonermademe，probablyI
shouldnotsosoonhavereturnedtoAmerica。Aftermanyyears，youandIhadsomethingofmoreimportancetodowithoneofthesesonsofSirWilliamWyndham，becomeEarlofEgremont，whichIshallmentioninitsplace。
ThusIspentabouteighteenmonthsinLondon；mostpartofthetimeIwork’dhardatmybusiness，andspentbutlittleuponmyselfexceptinseeingplaysandinbooks。MyfriendRalphhadkeptmepoor；heowedmeabouttwenty—sevenpounds，whichIwasnowneverlikelytoreceive；agreatsumoutofmysmallearnings！
Ilov’dhim，notwithstanding，forhehadmanyamiablequalities。
Ihadbynomeansimprov’dmyfortune；butIhadpickedupsomeveryingeniousacquaintance，whoseconversationwasofgreatadvantagetome；