Peregrine, understanding the situation of his friend's affairs,
would have accommodated him upon the instant with a sum to accelerate
the passage of his commission through the offices; but, being too
well acquainted with his scrupulous disposition, to manifest his
benevolence in that manner, he found means to introduce himself to
one of the gentlemen of the War Office, who was so well satisfied
with the arguments used in behalf of his friend, that Godfrey's
business was transacted in a very few days, though he himself knew
nothing of his interest being thus reinforced.
By this time, the season at Bath was begun; and our hero, panting
with the desire of distinguishing himself at that resort of
the fashionable world, communicated his design of going thither
to his friend Godfrey, whom he importuned to accompany him in the
excursion; and leave of absence from his regiment being obtained by
the influence of Peregrine's new quality friends, the two companions
departed from London in a post-chaise, attended, as usual, by the
valet-de-chambre and Pipes, who were become almost as necessary to
our adventurer as any two of his own organs.
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