He took also a house for a year; filled it with wines, books, and a sideboard of plate.

As he talked vaguely of setting up his younger brother to stand for the town at the next parliament, he bought these goods of the townspeople, in order to encourage their trade.

I managed secretly to transport them to London and sell them; and as we disposed of them fifty per cent under cost price, our customers, the pawnbrokers, were not very inquisitive.

We lived a jolly life at Bath for a couple of months, and departed one night, leaving our housekeeper to answer all interrogatories.

We had taken the precaution to wear disguises, stuffed ourselves out, and changed the hues of our hair.