Make your name feared--it is the surest road to success.

Tavern and street brawls are taken little note of by the administrators of the law; but better a few weeks' discipline in Newgate, than to be the butt and victim of a set of vulgar street swaggerers and swashbucklers such as those worthies we have just seen depart." Tom had risen and had slowly approached Lord Claud.

Now that the hour for the play had all but come, the room was thinning of its guests.

He felt more courage to speak to this strange being, who seemed so great a personage.
"I thank you, sir, for sending them away.

I will seek to follow your good counsel in the future." And then, after a moment's hesitation, he added, "Sir, are there more than one Lord Claud in this great city of London ?" "Not that I am aware of," answered the other, with a lighting of the eyes.