He answered, I was but a young man and did not know the world, or I would not tax him with extortion, whose only aim was to live contentus parvo, and keep off importuna pauperies.

My fellow traveller could not so easily put up with this imposition; but swore he should either take one-third of the money or go without.

While we were engaged in this dispute, I perceived the daughter go out, and, conjecturing the occasion, immediately paid the exorbitant demand, which was no sooner done than Biddy returned with two stout fellows, who came in on pretence of taking their morning draught, but in reality to frighten us into compliance.

Just as we departed, Strap, who was half-distracted on account of this piece of expense, went up to the schoolmaster, and, grinning in his face, pronounced with great emphasis--"Semper avarus eget." To which the pedant replied, with a malicious smile--"Animum rege, qui, nisi paret, imperat.".