This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1852 Excerpt: ...some time, Peppercorn came to a sense of his loneliness. He stood, his feet grown to the earth. At length he looked from side to side for his vehement companion, and breathed more freely, finding him gone. He turned towards the houses--his heart sank; but in pulling forth a bunch of keys, each labelled with the number ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1852 Excerpt: ...some time, Peppercorn came to a sense of his loneliness. He stood, his feet grown to the earth. At length he looked from side to side for his vehement companion, and breathed more freely, finding him gone. He turned towards the houses--his heart sank; but in pulling forth a bunch of keys, each labelled with the number of the dwelling, he pulled out his tavern-bill. In an instant he shrunk from the tales of horror he had listened to; but a glimpse of the tavern document called back his errant spirits. He was beset by ghosts, but he thought of the charge for bed; and, like a wise, worldly man, he triumphed over the assault of superstition by the force of a shilling. Peppercorn selected his lodging--with much labour turned the lock--and forced open the unmusical door. As the hinge squeaked, the rats within squeaked in answer, a welcome to a long-absent landlord. Here the passenger--for it was growing dusk--might have fancied, at two or three of the casements, odd, grotesque heads peeping forth, wondering at the aspect of the mysterious visitor. However, Isaac Peppercorn is "at home." CHAPTER nr. It is the belief of the benevolent that even the devil may ba painted in shadow; we have, therefore, some hope of winning the charity of our readers for Sheepskin of Clement's-inn: appearances at first may be against him; but feeling that that adroit person has more than an average share of mistakes to answer for, we hasten to declare that, no matter for the number or the condition of the tenants on the Hyacinth estate, their occupancy was entirely without his consent or knowledge. At the outset of our narrative, we explained the true motives of Cupid, the dog--surely, Sheepskin of Clement's-inn, deserves no less consideration. It is true that the attorney ha...
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