w; very happy to have had the pleasure of making your
acquaintance. Remember me kindly to my brother, and tell him I shall be
happy to see him at one, precisely."

"Good morning, sir," replied Newton, with a faltering voice, as he
hurried away to conceal his disappointment and indignation, which he
felt at this cool reception and dismissal.

"Not _legally_ mine--humph! I like that boy," muttered the old lawyer
to himself, when Newton had disappeared.--"Scratton!"

"Yes, sir," replied the clerk, opening the door.

"Fill up a check for five hundred pounds, self or bearer, and bring it
to me to sign."

"Yes, sir."

"Is it this evening or to-morrow, that I attend the arbitration
meeting?"

"This evening, seven o'clock."

"What is the name of the party by whom I am employed?"

"Bosanquet, sir."

"East India director, is he not?"

"Yes, sir."

"Humph!--That will do."

The clerk brought in the draft, which was put into his pocket-book
without being signed; his coat was then buttoned up, and Mr John
Forster repaired to the chop-house, at which for twenty-five years he
had seldom failed to make his appearance at the hour of three or four at
the latest.

It was with a heavy heart that Newton returned to the inn in the
Borough, at which he left his father, whom he found looking out of
window, precisely in the same seat and position where he had left him.

"Well, Newton, my boy, did you see my brother?"

"Yes, sir; but I am sorry to say that I have little hopes of his being
of service to us."

Newton then entered into a narration of what had passed.

"Why really, Newton," said his father in his single-heartedness, "I do
not see such cause of despair. If he did doubt your being his nephew,
how could he tell that you were? and if he had no interest with naval
people why it's not his fault. As for my expecting him to break his
spectacles on purpose to buy new ones of me, that's too much, and it
would be foolish on his part. He said that he was very happy to have
made your acquaintance, and that he should be glad to see me. I really
don't know what more you could expect. I will call upon him to-morrow,
since he wishes it. At five o'clock precisely, don't you say?"

"No, sir, at one."

"Well, then, at one; those who have nothing to do must suit their hours
to those who are full of business. Recollect now, two o'clock
precisely."

"One o'clock, sir."

"Ay, very true, one o'clock I meant; now let's