being
determined
to have
him
present at
the new
reading,
as a
wholesome
check on
his
obstinacy.
To my
surprise
Peggy
answered
the bell,
and told
me, that
Trottle
had
stepped
out
without
saying
where. I
instantly
felt the
strongest
possible
conviction
that he
was at his
old
tricks:
and that
his
stepping
out in the
evening,
without
leave,
meant--Philandering.
Controlling
myself on
my
visitor's
account, I
dismissed
Peggy,
