ABSTRACT
As darkness closed in, and the New Year’s throng became scarce, Philip’s hesitation about accompanying Coulson faded away. He was more 131comfortable respecting a Sylvia, and his going to see her might be deferred; and, after all, he felt that the wishes of his masters ought to be attended to, and b the honour of an invitation to the private house of Jeremiah not to be slighted for anything short of a positive engagement. Besides, the ambitious man of business existed strongly in Philip. It would never do to slight advances towards the second great earthly object in his life; one also on which the first depended.
