But, in the teeth of these adverse opinions Sir Felix managed to get his dinner-table close to theirs and to tell them at dinner something of his future prospects. He was going to travel and see the world. He had, according to his own account, completely run through London life and found that it was all barren.

Even so, Sir Felix managed to get his dinner-table close to theirs and to tell them something of his future prospects. He was going to travel and see the world. He had, according to his own account, completely run through London life and found it barren. 