He began to lack room for comely storage; already a large bookcase had intruded into his bedroom.

If he continued to purchase, he must needs house himself more amply; yet he dreaded the thought of a removal.
He knew enough and to spare of life in lodgings.

His experience began when he came up as a lad to Guy's Hospital, when all lodgings in London shone with the glorious light of liberty.

It took a wider scope when, having grasped his little patrimony, he threw physic to the dogs, and lived as a gentleman at large.

In those days he grew familiar with many kinds of 'apartments' and their nomadic denizens.