the systematized roguery of London, that "birds of a feather flock
together," it was by no means unlikely that the honest Job might be
honoured with the friendship of Mr. Dawson, as well as the company of
Mr. Thornton; in which case I looked forward with greater confidence to
the detection of the notable pair.

I could not, however, conceal from myself, that this was but a very
unstable and ill-linked chain of reasoning, and there were moments, when
the appearances against Glanville wore so close a semblance of truth,
that all my friendship could scarcely drive from my mind an intrusive
suspicion that he might have deceived me, and that the accusation might
not be groundless.

This unwelcome idea did not, however, at all lessen the rapidity with
which I hastened towards the memorable gin shop, where I had whilom met
Mr. Gordon--there I hoped to find either the address of that gentleman,
or of the "Club," to which he had taken me, in company with Tringle and
Dartmore: either at this said club, or of that said gentleman, I thought
it not unlikely that I might hear some tidings of the person of Mr.
Job Jonson--if not, I was resolved to return to the office, and employ
Mr.--my mulberry-cheeked acquaintance of the last night, in a search
after the holy Job.

Fate saved me a world of trouble; as I was hastily walking onwards, I
happened to turn my eyes on the opposite side of the way, and discovered
a man dressed, in what the newspapers term, the very height of the
fashion, namely, in the most ostentatious attire that ever flaunted at
Margate, or blazoned in the Palais Royale. The nether garments of this
petit maitre, consisted of a pair of blue tight pantaloons, profusely
braided, and terminating in Hessian boots, adorned with brass spurs of
the most burnished resplendency; a black velvet waistcoat, studded with
gold stars, was backed by a green frock coat, covered, notwithstanding
the heat of the weather, with fur, and frogged and cordonne with the
most lordly indifference, both as to taste and expense: a small French
hat, which might not have been much too large for my Lord of P--, was
set jauntily in the centre of a system of long black curls, which
my eye, long accustomed to penetrate the arcana of habilatory art,
discovered at once to be a wig. A fierce black mustacheo, very much
curled, wandered lovingly from the upper lip, towards the eyes, which
had an unfortunate prepossession for eccentricity in their direction