It was there I met with my friend Knight.

And when I was fifteen and had been fairly educated by the school-master--and more particularly by Knight--I was put as a pupil in an architect's office in that town, because I was skilful in the use of the pencil.

A full premium was paid by the efforts of my mother and father, rather against the wishes of Lord Luxellian, who likes my father, however, and thinks a great deal of him.

There I stayed till six months ago, when I obtained a situation as improver, as it is called, in a London office.

That's all of me.' 'To think YOU, the London visitor, the town man, should have been born here, and have known this village so many years before I did.