. 'Christopher North', a memoir of John Wilson ... : compiled from family papers and other sources . THE ORPHAN MAID. 55 tobacco smoke) when smoking commenced, after supper; and astrange appearance we made in them! His pedestrian feats were marvellous. On one occasion, hav-ing been absent a day or two, we asked him, on his return to thecommon room, where he had been ? He said, in London. Whendid you return ? This morning. How did you come ? On we all expressed surprise, he said : Why, the fact is, I dinedyesterday with a friend in Grosvenor (I think it was) Square, andas I quitted the
. 'Christopher North', a memoir of John Wilson ... : compiled from family papers and other sources . THE ORPHAN MAID. 55 tobacco smoke) when smoking commenced, after supper; and astrange appearance we made in them! His pedestrian feats were marvellous. On one occasion, hav-ing been absent a day or two, we asked him, on his return to thecommon room, where he had been ? He said, in London. Whendid you return ? This morning. How did you come ? On we all expressed surprise, he said : Why, the fact is, I dinedyesterday with a friend in Grosvenor (I think it was) Square, andas I quitted the house, a fellow svho was passing was impertinentand insulted me, upon which I knocked him down; and as I didnot choose to have myself called in question for a street row, I atonce started, as I was, in my dinner dress, and never stopped untilI got to the College gate this morning, as it was being this was a walk of fifty-eight miles at least, which he musthave got over in eight or nine hours at most, supposing him tohave left the dinner-party at nine in the evening.* He had often spok
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