the following items:

To bread and beer 0 6
To a fowl and sausages 2 6
To four bottles of quadrim. 2 0
To fire and tobacco 0 7
To lodging 2 0
To breakfast 1 0
----
8 7

As he had not the appearance of a common publican, and had raised a sort
of veneration in me by his demeanour the preceding night, it was not in
my power to upbraid him as he deserved; therefore, I contented myself
with saying I was sure he did not learn to be an extortioner from
Horace. He answered, I was but a young man and did not know the world,
or I would not tax him with extortion, whose only aim was to live
contentus parvo, and keep off importuna pauperies. My fellow traveller
could not so easily put up with this imposition; but swore he should
either take one-third of the money or go without. While we were engaged
in this dispute, I perceived the daughter go out, and, conjecturing the
occasion, immediately paid the exorbitant demand, which was no sooner
done than Biddy returned with two stout fellows, who came in on pretence
of taking their morning draught, but in reality to frighten us into
compliance. Just as we departed, Strap, who was half-distracted on
account of this piece of expense, went up to the schoolmaster, and,
grinning in his face, pronounced with great emphasis--"Semper avarus
eget." To which the pedant replied, with a malicious smile--"Animum
rege, qui, nisi paret, imperat."

CHAPTER XI

We descry the Waggon--get into it--arrive at an inn--our Fellow
Travellers described--a Mistake is committed by Strap, which produces
strange things

We travelled half-a-mile without exchanging one word; my thoughts being
engrossed by the knavery of the world, to which I must be daily exposed,
and the contemplation of my finances, which began sensibly to diminish.
At length, Strap, who could hold no longer, addressed me thus: "Well,
fools and their money are soon parted. If my advice had been taken, that
old skin-flint should have been d--n'd before he had got more than the
third of his demand. 'Tis a sure sign you came easily by your money,
when you squander it away in this manner. Ah! God help you, how many
bristly beards must I have mowed before I earned four shillings and
threepence-halfpenny, which is all thrown to the dogs! How many days
have I sat weaving hair till my