148 DINNER. 



cessary for his position, had not a spark 

 of generosity or gentlemanlike feeling in 

 his whole composition. 



It was not long after this, when I 

 had, by my solitary walks, or other 

 means with which I was unacquainted, 

 become pretty well known in the neigh- 

 bourhood, that one of Lord Verulam's 

 tenants, occupying a farm adjoining the 

 town of Redbourn, invited me to dinner. 

 I accepted the invitation ; and after re- 

 ceiving a hearty shake of the hand from 

 my new acquaintance, and as polite a re- 

 ception from his wife, a lady of prepos- 

 sessing appearance and genteel manners, he 

 introduced me to his friend, in whom I 

 immediately recognised the gentleman who 

 had been so assiduous in his attention to 

 me at Gorhambury. 



He expressed his gratification at meeting 

 me again, and we sat down to an excellent 

 repast, in which I satisfied my host that I 



