at I had been
brought up as a surgeon and apothecary, and had been educated at a
foundation school.

"'Tis well," replied he; "you have then commenced your studies in my
glorious profession; still, have you much to learn; years of toil, under
a great master, can only enable you to benefit mankind as I have done,
and years of hardship and of danger must be added thereunto, to afford
you the means. There are many hidden secrets. `_Ut sunt Divorum, Mars,
Bacchus, Apollo, Virorum_,'--many parts of the globe to traverse, `_Ut
Cato, Virgilius, fluviorum, ut Tibris, Orontes_.' All these have I
visited, and many more. Even now do I journey to obtain more of my
invaluable medicine, gathered on the highest Andes, when the moon is in
her perigee. There I shall remain for months among the clouds, looking
down upon the great plain of Mexico, which shall appear no larger than
the head of a pin, where the voice of man is heard not. `_Vocito,
vocitas, vocitavi_,' bending for months towards the earth. `_As in
presenti_,' suffering with the cold--`_frico quod fricui dat_,' as
Eusebius hath it. Soon shall I be borne away by the howling winds
towards the New World, where I can obtain more of the wonderful
medicine, which I may say never yet hath failed me, and which nothing
but love towards my race induces me to gather at such pains and risk."

"Indeed, sir," replied I, amused with his imposition, "I should like to
accompany you--for, as Josephus says most truly, `_Capiat pilulae duae
post prandium_.' Travel is, indeed, a most delightful occupation, and I
would like to run over the whole world."

"And I would like to follow you," interrupted Timothy. "I suspect we
have commenced our _grand tour_ already--three miles behind a
hackney-coach--ten on foot, and about two, I should think, in this
waggon. But as Cophagus says, `_Cochlearija crash many summendush_,'
which means, `There are ups and downs in this world.'"

"Hah!" exclaimed our companion. "He, also, has the rudiments."

"Nay, I hope I've done with the _Rudimans_," replied Timothy.

"Is he your follower?" inquired the man.

"That very much depends upon who walks first," replied Timothy, "but
whether or no--we hunt in couples."

"I understand--you are companions. `_Concordat cum nominativo numero et
persona_.' Tell me, can you roll pills, can you use the pestle and the
mortar, handle the scapula, and mix ingredients?"

I replied, that of course I knew my profess