ithout remembering the advantage of keeping a
watch over my tongue."

PART TWO, CHAPTER TWELVE.

I FALL VERY MUCH IN LOVE WITH HONESTY, BECAUSE I FIND THAT IT IS WELL
RECEIVED IN THE WORLD--AND TO PROVE MY HONESTY, INFORM THE WHOLE WORLD
THAT HONEST I HAVE NEVER BEEN.

I proved the will of Major Carbonnell, in which there was no difficulty;
and then I sat down to consider in what way I might best husband my
resources. The house was in good repair, and well furnished. At the
time that I lived with the major, we had our drawing-room, and his
bed-room and another room equally large, used as his dressing-room, on
the first floor. The second floor was appropriated to me, and the
sitting-room was used as a dining-room when we dined at home, which was
but seldom. The basement was let as a shop, at one hundred pounds per
annum, but we had a private door, for entrance, and the kitchens and
attics. I resolved to retain only the first floor, and let the
remainder of the house; and I very soon got a tenant at sixty pounds per
annum. The attics were appropriated to Timothy and the servants
belonging to the lodger.

After having disposed of what was of no service to me, I found that,
deducting the thousand pounds paid into the banker's, for Lord
Windermear, I had a little above three thousand pounds in ready money,
and what to do with this I could not well decide. I applied to Mr
Masterton, stating the exact amount of my finances, on the day that I
dined with him, and he replied, "You have two good tenants, bringing you
in one hundred and sixty pounds per annum--if this money is put out on
mortgage, I can procure you five per cent, which will be one hundred and
fifty pounds per annum. Now, the question is, do you think that you can
live upon three hundred and ten pounds per annum? You have no rent to
pay; and I should think that, as you are not at any great expense for a
servant, you might, with economy, do very well. Recollect, that if your
money is lent on mortgage you will not be able to obtain it at a
moment's warning. So reflect well before you decide."

I consulted with Timothy, and agreed to lend the money reserving about
two hundred pounds to go on with, until I should receive my rents and
interest. On the Friday I went to dine with Mr Masterton, and narrated
what had passed between me and Lady Maelstrom. He was very much
diverted, and laughed immoderately. "Upon my faith, Mr Newland, but
you have a si