ABSTRACT
T H E fashionable and luxurious Sir Matthew Dowling was not usually an early riser, but on the morning of the day which followed Martha’s visit to Hoxley-lane, he almost outdid the lark. His attorney having been sent for from Ashleigh with all speed within an hour after he had received his daughter’s report, all things regarding the procuring indentures had been made easy, and he found himself when he waked in the morning, in every sense ready for action.
