'Arry had long ceased to attend his classes with any regularity, and he was once more asserting the freeman's right to immunity from day labour.

Moreover, he claimed in practice the freeman's right to get drunk four nights out of the seven.

No one knew whence he got his money; Richard purposely stinted him, but the provision was useless.

Mr.Keene declared with lamentations that his influence over 'Arry was at an end; nay, the youth had so far forgotten gratitude as to frankly announce his intention of 'knockin' Keene's lights out' if he were further interfered with.

To the journalist his 'lights' were indispensable; in no sense of the word did he possess too many of them; so it was clear that he must abdicate his tutorial functions.