4 GOLDEN CROSS. 



them safe in the " Golden Cross " yard ; 

 and to those who recollect that yard before 

 it was purchased by Government and pulled 

 down, this will appear to have been no very 

 easy task. 



Before I got off the box, the proprietor, 

 speaking to me from the office door, cried, 



" Oh, you are there, sir, are you? " 



My friend the wine merchant was with 

 him ; and, as I supposed, had made him 

 acquainted with the whole affair. I replied 

 in the affirmative, and added that the 

 other man would return in a day or two. 



" Indeed ! " he exclaimed. "It is my de- 

 sire that you retain your seat, and let no 

 one put you off. He has left without ac- 

 quainting me, and he does not return." 



" Very well, sir," said I, pleased at being 

 thus reassured. 



"When you have settled your bill, come 

 into the coffee-room." 



An invitation I was very glad to accept. 



In the meantime a gentleman, who 



