Lamenting the loss of his half guinea and luggage, David, who is currently on Kent Road, resolves to sell his waistcoat to a Mr. Dolloby who runs a second hand clothing shop. David's asking price is 18 pence, but Mr. Dolloby claims that to give David 9 pence would be to rob his own family. Desperate, David settles for 9 pence. As he anticipates selling his jacket next, David reckons that he would be lucky if, by the end of his journey, he was still attired in his shirt and trousers.
As night falls, David arrives at Blackheath. His plan is to spend the night at the premises of Salem House. To that end, avoiding detection, David finds a haystack in the premises and there, with no roof over his head, falls asleep. When dawn approaches, David, who has been prematurely awake, creeps away. He w
