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Chapter 19. The Father of the Marshalsea in two or three Relations

           

           TheFatheroftheMarshalseaglancedatapassingCollegianwithwhomhewasonfriendlyterms,aswhoshouldsay,‘Anenfeebledoldman,this;butheismybrother,sir,mybrother,andthevoiceofNatureispotent!’andsteeredhisbrotherclearofthehandleofthepumpbythethreadbaresleeve.Nothingwouldhavebeenwantingtotheperfectionofhischaracterasafraternalguide,philosopherandfriend,ifhehadonlysteeredhisbrotherclearofruin,insteadofbringingituponhim.

           ‘Ithink,William,’saidtheobjectofhisaffectionateconsideration,‘thatIamtired,andwillgohometobed.’

           ‘MydearFrederick,’returnedtheother,‘don’tletmedetainyou;don’tsacrificeyourinclinationtome.’

           ‘Latehours,andaheatedatmosphere,andyears,Isuppose,’saidFrederick,‘weakenme.’

           ‘MydearFrederick,’returnedtheFatheroftheMarshalsea,‘doyouthinkyouaresufficientlycarefulofyourself?Doyouthinkyourhabitsareaspreciseandmethodicalas—shallIsayasmineare?NottorevertagaintothatlittleeccentricitywhichImentionedjustnow,Idoubtifyoutakeairandexerciseenough,Frederick.Hereistheparade,alwaysatyourservice.Whynotuseitmoreregularlythanyoudo?’

           ‘Hah!’sighedtheother.‘Yes,yes,yes,yes.’

           ‘Butitisofnousesayingyes,yes,mydearFrederick,’theFatheroftheMarshalseainhismildwisdompersisted,‘unlessyouactonthatassent.Considermycase,Frederick.Iamakindofexample.Necessityandtimehavetaughtmewhattodo.

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