writing materials. "No, not now, but in a day or two's time. I confess, my dear Mr. Titmouse, if I might have decided on the matter, I should have been satisfied with your verbal promise; but, I must say, Mr. Quirk's grey hairs seem to have made him quite-ch? you understand? Don't you think so, Mr. Titmouse?" "To be sure! 'pon my honour, Mr. Gammon!" replied Titmouse, not very distinctly understanding, however, what he was so energetically assenting to. "I dare say you wonder why we wish you to stop a few months longer at your present hiding-place-at Dowlas's?" "Can't, after the tenth of next month, sir." "But as soon as we begin to fire off our guns against the enemy-Lord, my dear sir, if they could only find out, you know, where to get at you-you would never live to enjoy your ten thousand a-year! They'd either poison or kid. nap you get you out of the way, unless you keep out of their way: and if you will but consent to keep snug at Dowlas's for a while, who'd suspect where you was? We could easily arrange with your friend Tag-rag that you should”. "My stars! I'd give something to hear you tell Tag-rag-why, I wonder what he'll do !" "Make you very comfortable, and let you have your own way in every thing." "Go to the play, for instance, whenever I want, and do all that sort of thing?" 66 Nay, try any thing!-And as for money, I've persuaded Mr. Quirk to consent to our advancing you a certain sum per week, from the present time, while the cause is going on," (Titmouse's heart began to beat fast,) "in order to place you above absolute inconvenience; and when you consider the awful sums we shall have to disburse-cash out of pocket-(coun. sel, you know, will not open their lips under a guinea)—for court-fees, and other indispensable matters, I should candidly say that four thousand pounds of hard cash out of pocket, advanced by our firm in your case, would be the very lowest." (Titmouse stared at him with an expression of stupid wonder.) "Yes-four thousand pounds, Mr. Titmouse, at the very least -the very least." Again he paused, keenly scrutinizing Titmouse's features by the light of the candles, which just then were brought in. "You seem surprised, Mr. Titinouse." "Why-why-where's all the money to come from, sir ?" exclaimed Titmouse, aghast. "Ah! that is indeed a fearful ques. tion," replied Gammon, with a very serious air; "but at my request, our firm has agreed to make the necessary advances; and also (for I could not bear the sight of your distress, Mr. Titmouse!) to supply your necessities liberally in the mean time, as I was saying." "Won't you take another glass of wine, Mr. Gammon?" suddenly inquired Titmouse, with a confident air. "With all my heart, Mr. Titinouse! I'm delighted that you approve of it. I paid enough for it, I can warrant you." "Cuss me if ever I tasted such wine! Uncommon! Come, no heeltaps, Mr. Gammon-here goes-let's drink-success to the affair!" "With all my heart, my dear sir— with all my heart. Success to the thing-amen!" and Gammon drained his glass; so did Titmouse. “Ah! Mr. Titmouse, you'll soon have wine enough to float a frigate-and indeed what not-with ten thousand a-year?” "And all the accumulations, you know-ha, ha!" "Yes-to be sure-accumulations. The sweetest estate that is to be found in all Yorkshire. Gracious! Mr. Titmouse!" continued Gammon, with an excited air-"what may you not do? Go where you like-do what you like get into Parliament-marry some lovely woman!" "Lord! Mr. Gammon!-you ain't dreaming? Nor I? But now, in course, you must be paid handsome for your trouble!-Only say how much-name your sum! What you please! You only give me all you've said." "For my part, I wish to rely entirely on your mere word of honour.Between gentlemen, you know-my dear sir." "You only try me, sir." "But you see, Mr. Quirk's getting old, and naturally is anxious to provide for those whom he will leave behind him-and so Mr. Snap agreed with him-two to one against me, Mr. Titmouse-of course they carried the day -two to one." "Only say the figure." It's not to be thought of, sir." "So I said; and as for throwing it up-to be sure we shall have ourselves to borrow large sums to carry on the war-and unless we have your bond for at least ten thousand pounds, we cannot raise a farthing." "Hang'd if you sha'n't do what you like!-Give me your hand, and do what you like, Gammon !" "Thank you, Titmouse! How I like a glass of wine with a friend in this quiet way!--you'll always find me rejoiced to show". "Your hand! By George-Didn't I take a liking to you from the first! But to speak my mind a bit-as for Mr. Quirk-excuse me-but he's a cur -cur-cur-curmudgeon-hem!" 66 Hope you've not been so imprudent, my dear Titmouse, "threw in Gammon, rather anxiously, "as to borrow money-eh?" "Devil knows, and devil cares! No stamp, I know-bang up to the mark" -here he winked an eye, and put his finger to his nose-" wide awake Huck-uck-uck-uck! how his name sti-sticks. Your hand, Gammonhere-this, this way-tol de rol, tol de rol-ha! ha! ha!-what are you bobbing your head about for? The floor-how funny-at sea-here we go up, up, up-here we go down, downoh dear!"-he clapped his hand to his head. [Pythagoras has finely observed, that a man is not to be considered dead drunk till he lies on the floor, and stretches out his arms and legs to pre. vent his going lower.] See saw, see saw, up and down, up and down, went every thing about him. Now he felt sinking through the floor, then gently rising to the ceiling. Gammon seemed getting into a mist, and waving about the candles in it. Mr. Titmouse's head swam; his chair seemed to be resting on the waves of the sea. "I'm afraid the room's rather close, Mr. Titmouse," hastily observed Gammou, perceiving, from Titmouse's suddea paleness and silence, but too evident symptoms that his powerful intellect was for a while paralysed. Gammon started to the window and opened it. Paler, however, and paler became Titmouse. Gammon's game was up much sooner than he had calculated on. "Mrs. Mumps! Mrs. Mumps! order a coach instantly, and tell Tomkins" -that was the inn porter--" to get his son ready to go home with this gentleman-he's not very well." He was obeyed. It was, in truth, all up with Titmouse-at least for a while. As soon as Gammon had thus got rid of his distinguished guest, he or dered the table to be cleared of the glasses, and tea to be ready within half an hour. He then walked out to enjoy the cool evening; on returning, sat pleasantly sipping his tea, now and then dipping into the edifying columns of the Sunday Flash, but oftener ruminating upon his recent conversation with Titmouse, and speculating upon its possible results; and a little after eleven o'clock, that good man, at peace with all the world--calm and sereneretired to repose. He had that night rather a singular dream; it was of a snake encircling a monkey, as if in gentle and playful embrace. Suddenly tightening its folds, a crackling sound was heard ;-the writhing coils were then slowly unwound-and, with a shudder, he beheld the monster licking over the motionless figure, till it was covered with a viscid slime. Then the serpent began to devour its prey; and, when gorged and helpless, behold, it was immediately fallen upon by two other snakes. To his disturbed fancy, there was a dim resemblance between their heads and those of Quirk and Snap-he woke—thank God! it was only a dream. INDEX TO VOL. XLVI. Aberystwith, an excursion over the Affairs of the East, Egypt, Turkey, 100. to his friend on taking to farming, 733 Aytoun, William E., his tale of Hermo- Bellmanship, the, a true story, Chap. I., Bower of peace, the, by Delta, 116. Calderon de la Barca, Don Pedro, his General Assembly is proved not to have sessed the power of electing their Colonial neglect and foreign propitiation, Colonial Government and the Jamaica Death Chant for the Sultan, By B. Sim- Delta's poem of the Bower of Peace, 116. Dinners real and reputed, 815. Egypt, Affairs of the East, Turkey, 100. Fables, literary, from the Spanish of Family, Continental, tour and its results, French literature of the 18th century. By Goethe's life and works, No. I. from my Hamlet, on his feigned madness, 449. Holywel! lodge, the tenants of it, a tale, Hope, the subject of our pocket compa- Hume's argument against miracles, 91- Jamaica question, 75. L Pietro D'Abano, a tale of enchantment, Picture exhibitions-National Gallery- Picture Gallery, the, No. VIII., 46-pe. Poetry, a prosing upon that subject, 195 Khouli Khan, the manner of his death Protestants of Scotland, letter to them, 177. Lay quibbling. Lector on it, in a letter to Queen Argenis, a poem, 767. Christopher North, Esq. 744. Legal dietetics, 30. Literary fables, from the Spanish of Yri. Lungs of London, the 212-St. James's Queer stick, the, a rustic legend, in Roman Western empire, on the true re- Rot your Italianos, by a man behind his age, 410. Royal Academy and its exhibitions, 304. Sayings and essayings, by Archæus, 669. Stick, the queer, a rustic legend, in Telegraph on Montmartre, Napoleon's, Ten thousand a-year, a tale, Part I. 505 Tieck's tale of Pietro D'Abano, 228. Tory and Whig finance, 494. Traveller, notes of a, No. II. 19. East, 100-there is an enchantment favourable to her views, considered, ib. Universal suffrage and the chartists, 289. Villemain, his history of the French lite rature of the 18th century, reviewed, Whig and Tory finance, 494-state of Yriarte, literary fables of, 202. Zedlitz, Baron Von, his drama of Tor се |