His return to his native land set him down at the "Four Corners" again, not in old Bucks County, but in Philadelphia, where he faced the real crossroads of his life in determining his future course.
He was out of business, still in his young manhood, unmarried and with all his time to do as he pleased. He was a handsome, well-dressed man in those days, slender, erect and alert, rather less than medium height, with dark hair, expressive and extremely bright eyes, smooth face and firm mouth, and with a rare touch of gentleness.
As a rich, good-looking, young bachelor, only forty years old, with education and refinement, he might have been a social lion had he so chosen. He was fond of society, enjoyed the company of good women and clever men, liked horses and dogs, as his diary and some old letters prove.
