And shall I too be an absentee?
was a question which resulted from these reflections--a question which he was not yet prepared to answer decidedly.

In the meantime, the first business of the morning was to execute a commission for a Cambridge friend.

Mr.Berryl had bought from Mr.Mordicai, a famous London coachmaker, a curricle, WARRANTED SOUND, for which he had paid a sound price, upon express condition that Mr.Mordicai, BARRING ACCIDENTS, should be answerable for all repairs of the curricle for six months.

In three, both the carriage and body were found to be good for nothing--the curricle had been returned to Mr.
Mordicai--nothing had since been heard of it, or from him--and Lord Colambre had undertaken to pay him and it a visit, and to make all proper inquiries.

Accordingly, he went to the coachmaker's, and, obtaining no satisfaction from the underlings, desired to see the head of the house.