Down I immediately followed, and joined my voice to that of three or four more, who came, like me, to petition for favours.
His lordship, however, went too fast for us, and was gaining his Chariot door with large strides, when I hallowed out to know if I was to have any reply.

He was by this time got in, and muttered an answer, half of which only I heard, the other half was lost in the rattling of his chariot wheels.

I stood for some time with my neck stretched out, in the posture of one that was listening to catch the glorious sounds, till looking round me, I found myself alone at his lordship's gate.
'My patience,' continued my son, 'was now quite exhausted: stung with the thousand indignities I had met with, I was willing to cast myself away, and only wanted the gulph to receive me.

I regarded myself as one of those vile things that nature designed should be thrown by into her lumber room, there to perish in obscurity.

I had still, however, half a guinea left, and of that I thought fortune herself should not deprive me: but in order to be sure of this, I was resolved to go instantly and spend it while I had it, and then trust to occurrences for the rest.
As I was going along with this resolution, it happened that Mr Cripse's office seemed invitingly open to give me a welcome reception.