 taken in his absence, and
having amused himself for some time in beholding the country dances, he
retreated to his lodging, where he indulged himself all night in the
contemplation of his own success.
    Next day in the forenoon he went to visit his partner, and the gentleman at
whose house she lived, having been informed of his family and condition,
received him with great courtesy, as the acquaintance of his cousin Gauntlet,
and invited him to dinner that same day.
    Emilia was remarkably well pleased, when she understood the issue of his
adventure, which began to make some noise in town, even though it deprived her
of a wealthy admirer; for the squire having consulted an attorney about the
nature of the dispute, in hopes of being able to prosecute Peregrine for an
assault, and finding little encouragement to go to law, resolved to pocket the
insult and injury he had undergone, and to discontinue his addresses to her who
was the cause of both.
    Our lover being told by his mistress that she proposed to stay a fortnight
longer at Windsor, determined to enjoy her company all that time, and then to
give her a convoy to the house of her mother, whom he longed to see. In
consequence of this plan, he every day contrived some fresh party of pleasure
for the ladies, to whom he had by this time free access; and intangled himself
so much in the snares of love, that he seemed quite enchanted by Emilia's
charms, which were now indeed almost irresistible. While he thus heedlessly
roved in the flowery paths of pleasure, his governor at Oxford alarmed at the
unusual duration of his absence, went to the young gentlemen who had accompanied
him in his excursion, and very earnestly intreated them to tell him what they
knew concerning his pupil; they accordingly gave him an account of the
rencounter that happened between Peregrine and Miss Emily Gauntlet in the
castle, and mentioned circumstances sufficient to convince him that his charge
was very dangerously engaged.
    Far from having an authority over Peregrine, Mr. Jolter durst not even
disoblige him, and therefore, instead of writing to the commodore, he took horse
immediately, and that same night reached Windsor, where he found his stray sheep
very much surprised at his unexpected arrival.
    The governor desiring to have some serious conversation with him, they shut
themselves up in an apartment, when Jolter with great solemnity, communicated
the cause of his journey, which was no other than his concern for his pupil's
welfare; and very gravely undertook to prove by mathematical demonstration, that
this intrigue, if further pursued, would tend to the
