PATRON. 5 



with his two daughters occupied the 

 inside, and who I thought would take 

 exception at the very awkward display 

 I had made at Kingsland (where he sat 

 very quiet, merely asking what was the 

 matter), on paying me more than double 

 the usual fee, much to my surprise 

 complimented me on the nerve and 

 presence of mind I possessed, and, wish- 

 ing me good-night, walked with his com- 

 panions towards the hackney coach the 

 porter had called for him. 



It was with much pleasure I afterwards 

 renewed my acquaintance with this gentle- 

 man, who up to the time of his death 

 was one of my most frequent as well as 

 my most liberal patrons. He invariably, 

 winter and summer, took an inside place; 

 but if the weather were at all fine he 

 would ask to sit beside me, and I always 

 felt happy to have for my companion 

 on the box a person who would converse 

 with me, and therefore took some little 



