Miggot’sbetterdaysthatinspiredmyfriendwithhisdelusionrespectingthechambers,butheneverwaveredinhisfidelitytoitforamoment,thoughhewallowedindirtsevenyears。
Twoofthewindowsofthesechamberslookeddownintothegarden;
andwehavesatuptheretogethermanyasummerevening,sayinghowpleasantitwas,andtalkingofmanythings。Tomyintimacywiththattopset,Iamindebtedforthreeofmyliveliestpersonalimpressionsofthelonelinessoflifeinchambers。Theyshallfollowhere,inorder;first,second,andthird。
First。MyGray’sInnfriend,onatime,hurtoneofhislegs,anditbecameseriouslyinflamed。Notknowingofhisindisposition,I
wasonmywaytovisithimasusual,onesummerevening,whenIwasmuchsurprisedbymeetingalivelyleechinField-court,Gray’sInn,seeminglyonhiswaytotheWestEndofLondon。Astheleechwasalone,andwasofcourseunabletoexplainhisposition,evenifhehadbeeninclinedtodosowhichhehadnottheappearanceofbeing,Ipassedhimandwenton。TurningthecornerofGray’sInn-square,Iwasbeyondexpressionamazedbymeetinganotherleech-alsoentirelyalone,andalsoproceedinginawesterlydirection,thoughwithlessdecisionofpurpose。Ruminatingonthisextraordinarycircumstance,andendeavouringtorememberwhetherI