\"Whynot？\"Idemanded。
\"Iamateetotaler，\"hereplied。
\"Indeed，\"saidI，andhavingshakenhimbythehand，thankedhimforhiscompanyandbiddinghimfarewell，wenton。HewasthefirstpersonIhadevermetofthefraternitytowhichhebelonged，whodidnotendeavourtomakeaparadeofhisabstinenceandself—
denial。
AfterdrinkingsometolerablygoodaleinthepublichouseIagainstarted。AsIleftthevillageaclockstruckeight。Theeveningwasdelightfullycool；butitsoonbecamenearlydark。Ipassedunderhighrocks，byhousesandbygroves，inwhichnightingalesweresinging，tolistentowhoseentrancingmelodyImorethanoncestopped。Oncomingtoatown，lightedupandthrongedwithpeople，Iaskedoneofagroupofyoungfellowsitsname。