servant　like　me；　he　took　an　opportunity　of　quarrelling　with　me　and
  discharging　me。　　However；　as　he　had　still　some　grace；　he
  recommended　me　to　a　gentleman　with　whom；　since　he　had　attached
  himself　to　politics；　he　had　formed　an　acquaintance；　the　editor　of　a
  grand　Tory　Review。　　I　lost　caste　terribly　amongst　the　servants　for
  entering　the　service　of　a　person　connected　with　a　profession　so
  mean　as　literature；　and　it　was　proposed　at　the　Servants'　Club；　in
  Park　Lane；　to　eject　me　from　that　society。　　The　proposition；
  however；　was　not　carried　into　effect；　and　I　was　permitted　to　show
  myself　among　them；　though　few　condescended　to　take　much　notice　of
  me。　　My　master　was　one　of　the　best　men　in　the　world；　but　also　one
  of　the　most　sensitive。　　On　his　veracity　being　impugned　by　the
  editor　of　a　newspaper；　he　called　him　out；　and　shot　him　through　the
  arm。　　Though　servants　are　seldom　admirers　of　their　masters；　I　was　a
  great　admirer　of　mine；　and　eager　to　follow　his　example。　　The　day
  after　the　encounter；　on　my　veracity　being　impugned　by　the　servant
  of　Lord　C…　in　something　I　said　in　praise　of　my　master；　I　determined
  to　call　him　out；　so　I　went　into　another　room　and　wrote　a　challenge。
  But　whom　should　I　send　it　by？　　Several　servants　to　whom　I　applied
  refused　to　be　the　bearers　of　it；　they　said　I　had　lost　caste；　and
  they　could　not　think　of　going　out　with　me。　　At　length　the　servant
  of　the　Duke　of　B…　consented　to　take　it；　but　he　made　me　to
  understand　that；　though　he　went　out　with　me；　he　did　so　merely
  because　he　despised　the　Whiggish　principles　of　Lord　C…'s　servant；
  and　that　if　I　thought　he　intended　to　associate　with　me　I　should　be
  mistaken。　　Politics；　I　must　tell　you；　at　that　time　ran　as　high
  amongst　the　servants　as　the　gentlemen；　the　servants；　however；　being
  almost　invariably　opposed　to　the　politics　of　their　respective
  masters；　though　both　parties　agreed　in　one　point；　the　scouting　of
  everything　low　and　literary；　though　I　think；　of　the　two；　the
  liberal　or　reform　party　were　the　most　inveterate。　　So　he　took　my
  challenge；　which　was　accepted；　we　went　out；　Lord　C…'s　servant　being
  seconded　by　a　reformado　footman　from　the　palace。　　We　fired　three
  times　without　effect；　but　this　affair　lost　me　my　place；　my　master
  on　hearing　it　forthwith　discharged　me；　he　was；　as　I　have　said
  before；　very　sensitive；　and　he　said　this　duel　of　mine　was　a　parody
  of　his　own。　　Being；　however；　one　of　the　best　men　in　the　world；　on
  his　discharging　me　he　made　me　a　donation　of　twenty　pounds。
  'And　it　was　well　that　he　made　me　this　present；　for　without　it　I
  should　have　been　penniless；　having　contracted　rather　expensive
  habits　during　the　time　that　I　lived　with　the　young　baronet。　　I　now
  determined　to　visit　my　parents；　whom　I　had　not　seen　for　years。　　I
  found　them　in　good　health；　and；　after　staying　with　them　for　two
  months；　I　returned　again　in　the　direction　of　town；　walking；　in
  order　to　see　the　country。　　On　the　second　day　of　my　journey；　not
  being　used　to　such　fatigue；　I　fell　ill　at　a　great　inn　on　the　north
  road；　and　there　I　continued　for　some　weeks　till　I　recovered；　but　by
  that　time　my　money　was　entirely　spent。　　By　living　at　the　inn　I　had
  contracted　an　acquaintance　with　the　master　and　the　people；　and
  become　accustomed　to　inn　life。　　As　I　thought　that　I　might　find　some
  difficulty　in　procuring　any　desirable　situation　in　London；　owing　to
  my　late　connection　with　literature；　I　determined　to　remain　where　I
  was；　provided　my　services　would　be　accepted。　　I　offered　them　to　the
  master；　who；　finding　I　knew　something　of　horses；　engaged　me　as　a
  postilion。　　I　have　remained　there　since。　　You　have　now　heard　my
  story。
  'Stay；　you　shan't　say　that　I　told　my　tale　without　a　per　…
  peroration。　　What　shall　it　be？　　Oh；　I　remember　something　which　will
  serve　for　one。　　As　I　was　driving　my　chaise　some　weeks　ago；　I　saw
  standing　at　the　gate　of　an　avenue；　which　led　up　to　an　old　mansion；
  a　figure　which　I　thought　I　recognised。　　I　looked　at　it　attentively；
  and　the　figure；　as　I　passed；　looked　at　me；　whether　it　remembered　me
  I　do　not　know；　but　I　recognised　the　face　it　showed　me　full　well。
  'If　it　was　not　the　identical　face　of　the　red…haired　priest　whom　I
  had　seen　at　Rome；　may　I　catch　cold！
  'Young　gentleman；　I　will　now　take　a　spell　on　your　blanket　…　young
  lady；　good…night。'
  End