Mitts,inabonnetidentifiedashavingbeenre-embellished,wentoutwalkingwithhim,andstayedouttilltheteno’clockbeer,Greenwichtime。
Therewasnowatruce,evenastothetroubledwatersofMrs。
Saggers’spail;nothingwasspokenofamongtheladiesbuttheconductofMrs。MittsanditsblightinginfluenceonthereputationofTitbull’s。ItwasagreedthatMr。Battens’oughttotakeitup,’andMr。Battenswascommunicatedwithonthesubject。Thatunsatisfactoryindividualreplied’thathedidn’tseehiswayyet,’
anditwasunanimouslyvotedbytheladiesthataggravationwasinhisnature。
Howitcametopass,withsomeappearanceofinconsistency,thatMrs。MittswascutbyalltheladiesandthePensioneradmiredbyalltheladies,mattersnot。Beforeanotherweekwasout,Titbull’swasstartledbyanotherphenomenon。Atteno’clockintheforenoonappearedacab,containingnotonlytheGreenwichPensionerwithonearm,but,toboot,aChelseaPensionerwithoneleg。BothdismountingtoassistMrs。Mittsintothecab,theGreenwichPensionerborehercompanyinside,andtheChelseaPensionermountedtheboxbythedriver:hiswoodenlegstickingoutafterthemannerofabowsprit,asifinjocularhomagetohisfriend’ssea-goingcareer。Thustheequipagedroveaway。NoMrs。