"What did Melchior give you after we left?"
"Twenty guineas, which, with what I had before, make more than fifty."
"And he gave me ten, which makes twenty, with what I had before. Seventy pounds is a large sum."
"Yes, but soon spent, Tim. We must work a little longer. Besides, I cannot leave that little girl—she was never intended for a rope-dancer."
"I am glad to hear you say that, Japhet, for I feel as you do—she shall share our fortunes."
"A glorious prospect truly," replied I, laughing; "but never mind, it would be better than her remaining here. But how are we to manage that?"
"Aye! that's the rub; but there is time enough to think about it when we intend to quit our present occupation."
"Well, I understand from Melchior that we are to start in a few days."
"What is it to be, Japhet?"
"Oh! we shall be at home—we are to cure all diseases under the sun. To-morrow we commence making pills, so we may think ourselves with Mr Cophagus again."