Now, although he was welcome to advice, money was quite another thing; so he went one way muttering something about law, and I another, with Caesar at my heels, taking no notice of his threat.

Well, sir, in a few days my servant came up to say that somebody wished to see me upon _particular_ business, and I ordered him to be shown up.

It was a blackguard-looking fellow, who put a piece of dirty paper in my hand; summoned me to appear at some dog-hole or another, I forget where.

Not understanding the business, I enclosed it to a legal friend, who returned an answer, that it was a summons to the Court of R----ts; that no gentleman could go there; and that I had better let the thing take its course.

I had forgotten all about it, when, in a few days, a piece of paper was brought to me, by which I found that the court adjudged me to pay L1 2s.6d., for damages and costs.