Ireturnedtomylodging，andforthwithbetookmyselftobed，notwithstandingtheearlinessofthehour。Ifelttolerablytranquil；Ihadnowcastmylaststake，andwaspreparedtoabidebytheresult。Whateverthatresultmightbe，Icouldhavenothingtoreproachmyselfwith；Ihadstrainedalltheenergieswhichnaturehadgivenmeinordertorescuemyselffromthedifficultieswhichsurroundedme。Ipresentlysankintoasleep，whichenduredduringtheremainderoftheday，andthewholeofthesucceedingnight。Iawokeaboutnineonthemorrow，andspentmylastthreepenceonabreakfastsomewhatmoreluxuriousthantheimmediatelyprecedingones，foronepennyofthesumwasexpendedonthepurchaseofmilk。
AttheappointedhourIrepairedtothehouseofthebookseller；
thebooksellerwasinhisshop。’Ah，’saidhe，assoonasI
entered，’Iamgladtoseeyou。’Therewasanunwontedheartinessinthebookseller’stones，anunwontedbenignityinhisface。
’So，’saidhe，afterapause，’youhavetakenmyadvice，writtenabookofadventure；nothingliketakingtheadvice，youngman，ofyoursuperiorsinage。Well，Ithinkyourbookwilldo，andsodoesmywife，forwhosejudgmentIhaveagreatregard；aswellI