Nobody knows me in England, but it won't be my fault if they don't hear of George Fairfax before very long.

I'll be off to London and try my fortune there." Next day I made my way to the Great Metropolis, and installed myself at a small private hotel, while I looked about me preparatory to commencing business.

To talk of gaining a footing in London is all very well in its way, but it is by no means so easy a task to accomplish as it might appear.

Doubtless it can be done fairly quickly if one is prepared to spend large sums of money in advertising, and is not afraid to blow one's own trumpet on every possible occasion, but that is not my line, and besides, even had I so wished, I had not the money to do it.

For a multitude of reasons I did not feel inclined to embark my hard-earned savings on such a risky enterprise.