CHAPTERXX
FarewelltotheRomans—TheLandlordandHisNiece—SetOutasaTraveller。
ONreachingtheplainabove，IfoundmyRomanyfriendsbreakfasting，andonbeingaskedbyMr。Petulengrotojointhem，Iacceptedtheinvitation。NosoonerwasbreakfastoverthanIinformedUrsulaandherhusbandthattheywouldfindtheproperty，whichIhadpromisedthem，inthedingle，commandingthelittleponyAmbroltotheirbestcare。Itookleaveofthewholecompany，whichwasitselfabouttobreakupcampandtodepartinthedirectionofLondon，andmadethebestofmywaytothepublic—house。Ihadasmallbundleinmyhand，andwasdressedinthesamemanneraswhenI
departedfromLondon，havingleftmywaggoner’sslopwiththeothereffectsinthedingle。Onarrivingatthepublic—
house，IinformedthelandlordthatIwascomeformyhorse，inquiring，atthesametime，whetherhecouldnotaccommodatemewithabridleandsaddle。Hetoldmethatthebridleandsaddle，withwhichIhadriddenthehorseontheprecedingday，wereatmyserviceforatrifle；thathehadreceivedthemsometimesinceinpaymentforadebt，andthathehadhimselfnouseforthem。Theleathersofthebridlewererathershabby，andthebitrusty，andthesaddlewasoldfashioned；butIwashappytopurchasethemforsevenshillings，moreespeciallyasthelandlordaddedasmallvalise，whichhesaidcouldbestrappedtothesaddle，andwhichIshouldfindveryconvenientforcarryingmythingsin。Ithenproceededtothestable，toldthehorsewewereboundonanexpedition，andgivinghimafeedofcorn，lefthimtodiscussit，andreturnedtothebar—roomtohavealittlefarewellchatwiththelandlord，andatthesametimetodrinkwithhimafarewellglassofale。Whilstweweretalkinganddrinking，theniececameandjoinedus：shewasadecent，sensibleyoungwoman，whoappearedtotakeagreatinterestinheruncle，whomsheregardedwithasingularmixtureofprideand，disapprobation—pridefortherenownwhichhehadacquiredbyhisfeatsofold，anddisapprobationforhislateimprudences。ShesaidthatshehopedthathismisfortuneswouldbeawarningtohimtoturnmoretohisGodthanhehadhithertodone，andtogiveupcock—fightingandotherlow—lifepractices。Towhichthelandlordreplied，thatwithrespecttocock—fightingheintendedtogiveitupentirely，beingdeterminednolongertoriskhiscapitaluponbirds，andwithrespecttohisreligiousduties，heshouldattendthechurchofwhichhewaschurchwardenatleastonceaquarter，adding，however，thathedidnotintendtobecomeeithercanterordriveller，neitherofwhichcharacterswouldbefitapublicansurroundedbysuchcustomersashewas，andthattothelastdayofhislifehehopedtobeabletomakeuseofhisfists。AfterastayofabouttwohoursIsettledaccounts，andhavingbridledandsaddledmyhorse，andstrappedonmyvalise，Imounted，shookhandswiththelandlordandhisniece，anddeparted，notwithstandingthattheybothentreatedmetotarryuntiltheevening，itbeingthentheheatoftheday。