God don't love those who won't strike out for themselves; and as far as I can calculate with respect to time, it was just the moment after I had knocked down Hunter, that the parson consented to lend me the money, and everything began to grow civil to me.

So, dash my buttons if I show the ungrateful mind to you! I don't offer to knock anybody down for you, because why--I dare say you can knock a body down yourself; but I'll offer something more to the purpose.

As my business is wonderfully on the increase, I shall want somebody to help me in serving my customers, and keeping them in order.

If you choose to come and serve for your board, and what they'll give you, give me your fist; or if you like ten shillings a week better than their sixpences and ha'pence, only say so--though, to be open with you, I believe you would make twice ten shillings out of them--the sneaking, fawning, curry-favouring humbugs!" "I am much obliged to you," said I, "for your handsome offer, which, however, I am obliged to decline." "Why so ?" said the landlord.
"I am not fit for service," said I; "moreover, I am about to leave this part of the country." As I spoke, a horse neighed in the stable.

"What horse is that ?" said I.
"It belongs to a cousin of mine, who put it into my hands yesterday, in hopes that I might get rid of it for him, though he would no more have done so a week ago, when he considered me a down pin, than he would have given the horse away.