andIamthinkingofgoingintothestableandhangingmyself；andperhapsit’sthebestthingIcando，forit’sbettertohangmyselfbeforesellingmysoulthanafterwards，asI’msureIshould，likeJudasIscariot，whommypoorniece，whoissomewhatreligiouslyinclined，hasbeentalkingtomeabout。\"\"IwishIcouldassistyou，\"saidI，\"withmoney，butthatisquiteoutofmypower。However，Icangiveyouapieceofadvice。Don’tchangeyourreligionbyanymeans；youcan’thopetoprosperifyoudo；andifthebrewerchoosestodealhardlywithyou，lethim。Everybodywouldrespectyoutentimesmoreprovidedyouallowedyourselftobeturnedintotheroadsratherthanchangeyourreligion，thanifyougotfiftypoundsforrenouncingit。\"
\"Iamhalfinclinedtotakeyouradvice，\"saidthelandlord，\"only，totellyouthetruth，Ifeelquitelow，withoutanyheartinme。\"\"Comeintothebar，\"saidI，\"andletushavesomethingtogether—youneednotbeafraidofmynotpayingforwhatIorder。\"
Wewentintothebar—room，wherethelandlordandIdiscussedbetweenustwobottlesofstrongale，whichhesaidwerepartofthelastsixwhichhehadinhispossession。Atfirsthewishedtodrinksherry，butIbeggedhimtodonosuchthing，tellinghimthatsherrywoulddohimnogoodunderthepresentcircumstances；nor，indeed，tothebestofmybelief，underany，itbeingofallwinestheoneforwhichI
entertainedthemostcontempt。Thelandlordallowedhimselftobedissuaded，and，afteraglassortwoofale，confessedthatsherrywasasickly，disagreeabledrink，andthathehadmerelybeeninthehabitoftakingitfromanideahehadthatitwasgenteel。Whilstquaffingourbeverage，hegavemeanaccountofthevariousmortificationstowhichhehadoflatebeensubject，dwellingwithparticularbitternessontheconductofHunter，whohesaidcameeverynightandmouthedhim，andafterwardswentawaywithoutpayingforwhathehaddrankorsmoked，inwhichconducthewascloselyimitatedbyaclanoffellowswhoconstantlyattendedhim。
Afterspendingseveralhoursatthepublic—houseIdeparted，notforgettingtopayforthetwobottlesofale。Thelandlord，beforeIwent，shakingmebythehand，declaredthathehadnowmadeuphismindtosticktohisreligionatallhazards，themoreespeciallyashewasconvincedheshouldderivenogoodbygivingitup。