These were a gold watch and chain, a cornelian heart fixed to the free end of the chain, a silver cigarette case, a couple of keys, one sovereign, four shillings, three pennies and two half-pennies.

A trunk already fastened and filled with books and clothes, and the portmanteau on the bed, contained the rest of his possessions.

In current coin his whole fortune amounted to one pound, four shillings and fourpence.

Luckily he had paid his landlady.

One pound four and fourpence to begin again at three-and-twenty the battle of life on which he had entered at thirteen.