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Late in the evening we arrived at the little town of , and took up our quarters at a public-house, with the landlord of which Melchior had already made arrangements. "Well, Timothy," said I, as soon as we were in bed, "how do you like our new life and prospects?" "I like it better than Mr Cophagus's rudimans, and carrying out physic, at all events.
"Peradventure long word that um queer people very good and so on," commenced Mr Cophagus, but as the reader will not understand his phraseology quite so well as I did, I shall give Mr Cophagus's history in my own version.
I was tired with talking so much, and having taken some nourishment, gain fell asleep. When I awoke in the evening, friend Cophagus and his wife were not in the room; but Susannah Temple, whom I had first seen, and of whom I had made inquiry of Ephraim, who was Cophagus's servant. She was sitting close to the light and reading, and long did I continue to gaze upon her, fearful of interrupting her.
All Mr Pleggit's enormities, and all Mr Cophagus's shameful conduct, were mutually forgotten. In less than ten minutes it was "My dear Mr Pleggit, and so on," and "My dear brother Cophagus." In three weeks everything had been arranged between them, and the shop, fixtures, stock in trade, and good will were all the property of our ancient antagonist.
"Dress like you! have I not always dressed like you? When we started from Cophagus's, were we not dressed much alike? did we not wear spangled jackets together? did I not wear your livery, and belong to you? I'll put on anything, Japhet but we must not part again." "My dear Timothy, I trust we shall not; but I expect my assistant here soon, and do not wish that he should see you in that garb.
When I met him the next morning I mentioned what the surgeon had said, but stated that, in my opinion, there was great cause for alarm in a man of Mr Cophagus's advanced age.
"Dress like you! have I not always dressed like you? When we started from Cophagus's, were we not dressed much alike? did we not wear spangled jackets together? did I not wear your livery, and belong to you? I'll put on anything, Japhet but we must not part again." "My dear Timothy, I trust we shall not; but I expect my assistant here soon, and do not wish that he should see you in that garb.
I returned my thanks, accepted the invitation, and took my leave, his lordship saying, as he shook hands with me, "You don't know, how happy this intelligence has made me. I trust that your father and I shall be good friends." When I returned to the carriage, as my father had desired me to take an airing, I thought I might as well have a companion, so I directed them to drive to Mr Cophagus's.
"Peradventure long word that um queer people very good and so on," commenced Mr Cophagus; but as the reader will not understand his phraseology quite so well as I did, I shall give Mr Cophagus's history in my own version.
"Read that, sir," said I to Mr Cophagus. Mr Cophagus read it. "Hum bad news lose Japhet man of fashion and so on," said Cophagus, pointing out the paragraph to his wife, as he handed over the paper. In the mean time I watched the countenance of Susannah a slight emotion, but instantly checked, was visible at Mr Cophagus's remark.
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