And so you are thinking of foreign travel ?" "I was, till I saw what London was like," answered Tom; "but, i' faith, I am in no haste to quit it till I have seen its sights and tasted of its pleasures.

Methinks I might go far, and spend much good gold, and not find the half of the diversion which the streets of London afford." "Oh, if it be diversion you seek--" "It is," answered Tom frankly; "diversion, and the game of life as it is played elsewhere than in the lanes of Essex.

I have seen enough in one afternoon to excite a thirst which can only be allayed by drinking from the same fountain.

So no more talk of Essex, or even of lands beyond the seas.

I will e'en get you to write a letter to my mother, telling her that I am safely arrived in London town; and knowing that, she must make herself easy, for I was never one who could easily wield a pen.