I then asked where James Bulpin was to be found.

He told me where he had lodged; but feared he had gone home to his friends in Somersetshire, I think, somewhere in the neighbourhood of Bridgewater.
I thought it prudent to institute an inquiry into the characters of Thomas, Dixon, and Matthew Pyke, before I went further.

The two former I found were strangers in Bristol, and I could collect nothing about them.
The latter was a native of the place, had served his time as a seaman from the port, and was reputed of fair character.
My next business was to see James Bulpin.

I found him just setting off for the country.

He stopped, however, to converse with me.