with　tears　in　his　eyes；　that　their　interest　had　availed　to　obtain
  him　a　small　office　for　the　decent　maintenance　of　his　family；　and
  that；　after　a　train　of　constant　and　uninterrupted　misfortune；　he　could
  trace　a　dawn　of　prosperity　to　his　having　the　good　fortune　to　be　flung
  from　the　top　of　a　mail…coach　into　the　river　Gander；　in　company
  with　an　advocate　and　a　writer　to　the　Signet。　The　reader　will　not
  perhaps　deem　himself　equally　obliged　to　the　accident；　since　it　brings
  upon　him　the　following　narrative；　founded　upon　the　conversation　of
  the　evening。