I undervalue your friendship,
or shall ever forget your regard for me, when I tell you that we
shall probably never meet again. Should fortune favour me, I
trust we shall--but of that there is little prospect. I have lost
almost everything: my money is all gone, my house is sold, and
all is gambled away. I leave you, with only my clothes in my
portmanteau and twenty pounds. For yourself, there is the
furniture, which you must sell, as well as every other article
left behind. It is all yours, and I hope you will find means to
establish yourself in some way. God bless you--and believe me
always and gratefully yours,

"Japhet Newland."

This letter I reserved to put in the post when I quitted Richmond. My
next letter was to Mr Masterton.

"Sir,--Your note I received, and I am afraid that, unwittingly,
you have been the occasion of my present condition. That I did
not deserve the language addressed to me, you may satisfy
yourself by applying to Mr Harcourt. Driven to desperation, I
have lost all I had in the world, by adding gaming to my many
follies. I now am about to seek my fortune, and prosecute my
search after my father. You will, therefore, return my most
sincere acknowledgments to Lord Windermear, for his kind offers
and intentions, and assure him that my feelings towards him will
always be those of gratitude and respect. For yourself, accept my
warmest thanks for the friendly advice and kind interest which
you have shown in my welfare, and believe me, when I say, that my
earnest prayers shall be offered up for your happiness. If you
can, in any way, assist my poor friend, Timothy, who will, I have
no doubt, call upon you in his distress, you will confer an
additional favour on,"

"Yours, ever gratefully,"

"Japhet Newland."

I sealed this letter, and when Timothy returned, I told him that I
wished him, after my departure, to take it to Mr Masterton's, and not
wait for an answer. I then, as I had an hour to spare, before the coach
started, entered into a conversation with Timothy. I pointed out to him
the unfortunate condition in which I found myself, and my determination
to quit the metropolis.

Timothy agreed with me. "I have seen you so unhappy of late--I may say,
so miserable--that I have neither eaten nor slept. Indeed, Japhet, I have
laid in bed and wept, fo