so extremely bountiful as to indulge to any one person.  We will endeavour, however, to describe them all with as much exactness as possible.  He was then six feet high, had large calves, broad shoulders, a ruddy complexion, with brown curled hair, a modest assurance, and clean linen.  He had indeed, it must be confessed, some small deficiencies to counterbalance these heroic qualities; for he was the silliest fellow in the world, could neither write nor read, nor had he a single grain or spark of honour, honesty, or good-nature, in his whole composition.

As soon as Mr. Bagshot had quitted the room the count, taking Wild by the hand, told him he had something to communicate to him of very great importance.  “I am very well convinced,” said he, “that Bagshot is the person who robbed me.”  Wild started with great amazement at this discovery, and answered, with a most serious countenance, “I advise you to take care how you cast any such reflections on a man of Mr. Bagshot’s nice honour, for I am certain he will not bear it.”  “D—­n his honour!” quoth the enraged count; “nor can I bear being robbed; I will apply to a justice of peace.”  Wild replied, with great indignation, “Since you dare entertain such a suspicion against my friend, I will henceforth disclaim all acquaintance with you.  Mr. Bagshot is a man of honour, and my friend, and consequently it is impossible he should be guilty of a bad action.”  He added much more to the same purpose, which had not the expected weight with the count; for the latter seemed still certain as to the person, and resolute in applying for justice, which, he said, he thought he owed to the public as well as to himself.  Wild then changed his countenance into a kind of derision, and spoke as follows:  “Suppose it should be possible that Mr. Bagshot had, in a frolic (for I will call it no other), taken this method of borrowing your money, what will you get by prosecuting him?  Not your money again, for you hear he was stripped at the gaming-table (of which Bagshot had during their short confabulation informed them); you will get then an opportunity of being still more out of pocket by the prosecution.  Another advantage you may promise yourself is the being blown up at every gaming-house in town, for that I will assure you of; and then much good may it do you to sit down with the satisfaction of having discharged what it seems you owe the public.  I am ashamed of my own discernment when I mistook you for a great man.  Would it not be better for you to receive part (perhaps all) of your money again by a wise concealment:  for, however seedy [Footnote:  Poor.] Mr. Bagshot may be now, if he hath really played this frolic with you, you may believe he will play it with others, and when he is in cash you may depend on a restoration; the law will be always in your power, and that is the last remedy which a brave or a wise man would resort to.  Leave the affair therefore to me; I will examine Bagshot, and, if I find he hath