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immediately retire to rest, as going to bed saved
candle light. ----The nephew, however, had then
what, indeed, he never lost ----a very extraordinary
appetite ---- and this would have been an unpardonable
offence in the eye of his uncle ! Mr. Elwes
was therefore obliged to partake of a dinner first,
with some country neighbour, and then return
to his uncle with a little diminutive appetite, that
quite, engaged the heart of the old gentleman.----
A partridge, a small pudding, and one potaoe, did
the whole business! and the fire was even suffered
to die away while Sir Harvey was at dinner, as
eating was a sufficient exercise.
Sir Harvey, in truth, was a most singular character,
and the way in which he lived was no less so.
His ceclusion from the world nearly reached that
of an hermit: and, extreme avarice excepted,
a more blameles life was never led by mortal.
SKETCH OF SIR HARVEY ELWES.
Sir HARVEY ELWES succeeded Sir JERVAISE, a very worthy gentleman, who had involved, as far as they would go, all the estates he received, and left behind him.---Sir Hervey, on his death, found himself possessed nominally of some thousands a-year, but really with an income of one hundred pounds. per annum.----On his arrival at Stoke, the family seat, he said, " that never would he leave it till he had entirely cleared the paternal estate," ----This he not only accomplished, but, besides
