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were far apart ; consequently I was com- 

 pelled to live somewhere between them, 

 which involved a very high rental. Then, 

 again, they were neither of them famed for 

 horsing their coaches as they should do 

 beyond the stage out of London indeed, 

 the work was scarcely done in a decent 

 manner. Complaint after complaint being 

 of no avail, and, feeling that such in- 

 cessant toil was something akin to the gal- 

 leys, I resolved to give it up, and try and 

 satisfy my daily wants with my original 

 drag. 



I had but to say the word, the alteration 

 was made, and I removed my family to 

 Cambridge. 



This formed a new epoch in my history, 

 as for the first time I sat myself down as an 

 inhabitant householder in this important 

 University town. I had now plenty of 

 time, as well as opportunity and inclination, 

 to study the character of the community 

 among whom I had taken up my abode, 



