I told him it was.

"Is she coming back, brother ?" "Never," said I; "she is gone to America, and has deserted me." "I always knew that you two were never destined for each other," said he.

"How did you know that ?" I inquired.
"The dook told me so, brother; you are born to be a great traveller." "Well," said I, "if I had gone with her to America, as I was thinking of doing, I should have been a great traveller." "You are to travel in another direction, brother," said he.

"I wish you would tell me all about my future wanderings," said I.

"I can't, brother," said Mr.
Petulengro, "there's a power of clouds before my eye." "You are a poor seer, after all," said I; and getting up, I retired to my dingle and my tent, where I betook myself to my bed, and there, knowing the worst, and being no longer agitated by apprehension, nor agonized by expectation, I was soon buried in a deep slumber, the first which I had fallen into for several nights..