"i wrote my articles and thought little more of the matter until, some time later, i backed a bill for a friend and had a writ served upon me for £ 25. i was at my wit’s end where to get the money, but a sudden idea came to me. i begged a fortnight’s grace from the creditor, asked for a holiday from my employers, and spent the time in begging in the city under my disguise. in ten days i had the money and had paid the debt.