g liquor. There was a young Hebrew amongst the pupils, upon
whom his brother-students used playfully to press ham sandwiches, pork
sausages, and the like. This young man (who has risen to great wealth
subsequently, and was bankrupt only three months since) actually bought
cocoa-nuts, and sold them at a profit amongst the lads. His pockets were
never without pencil-cases, French chalk, garnet brooches, for which he
was willing to bargain. He behaved very rudely to Gandish, who seemed
to be afraid before him. It was whispered that the Professor was not
altogether easy in his circumstances, and that the elder Moss had some
mysterious hold over him. Honeyman and Bayham, who once came to see
Clive at the studio, seemed each disturbed at beholding young Moss
seated there (making a copy of the Marsyas). "Pa knows both those
gents," he informed Clive afterwards, with a wicked twinkle of his
Oriental eyes. "Step in, Mr. Newcome, any day you are passing down
Wardour Street, and see if you don't want anything in our way." (He
pronounced the words in his own way, saying: "Step id, Bister Doocob,
ady day idto Vordor Street," etc.) This young gentleman could get
tickets for almost all the theatres, which he gave or sold, and gave
splendid accounts at Cavendish's of the brilliant masquerades. Clive was
greatly diverted at beholding Mr. Moss at one of these entertainments,
dressed in a scarlet coat and top-boots, and calling out, "Yoicks! Hark
forward!" fitfully to another Orientalist, his younger brother, attired
like a midshipman. Once Clive bought a half-dozen of theatre tickets
from Mr. Moss, which he distributed to the young fellows of the studio.
But, when this nice young man tried further to tempt him on the next
day, "Mr. Moss," Clive said to him with much dignity, "I am very much
obliged to you for your offer, but when I go to the play, I prefer
paying at the doors."

Mr. Chivers used to sit in one corner of the room, occupied over a
lithographic stone. He was an uncouth and peevish young man; for ever
finding fault with the younger pupils, whose butt he was. Next in rank
and age was M'Collop, before named: and these two were at first more
than usually harsh and captious with Clive, whose prosperity offended
them, and whose dandified manners, free-and-easy ways, and evident
influence over the younger scholars, gave umbrage to these elderly
apprentices. Clive at first returned Mr. Chivers war for war,
controlment for controlmen