Thisadvice，besidesbeingobviouslysensible，wouldendinsavingErnestbothtimeandsuspenseofmind，sowehadnohesitationinadoptingit。Thecasewascalledonabouteleveno’clock，butwegotitadjournedtillthree，soastogivetimeforErnesttosethisaffairsasstraightashecould，andtoexecuteapowerofattorneyenablingmetoactforhimasIshouldthinkfitwhilehewasinprison。
ThenallcameoutaboutPryerandtheCollegeofSpiritualPathology。ErnesthadevengreaterdifficultyinmakingacleanbreastofthisthanhehadhadintellingusaboutMissMaitland，buthetoldusall，andtheupshotwasthathehadactuallyhandedovertoPryereveryhalfpennythathethenpossessedwithnoothersecuritythanPryer’sI。O。U。’sfortheamount。Ernest，thoughstilldecliningtobelievethatPryercouldbeguiltyofdishonourableconduct，wasbecomingalivetothefollyofwhathehadbeendoing；
hestillmadesure，however，ofrecovering，atanyrate，thegreaterpartofhispropertyassoonasPryershouldhavehadtimetosell。
TowneleyandIwereofadifferentopinion，butwedidnotsaywhatwethought。
Itwasdrearyworkwaitingallthemorningamidsuchunfamiliaranddepressingsurroundings。IthoughthowthePsalmisthadexclaimedwithquietirony，“Onedayinthycourtsisbetterthanathousand。”