He asked charity of several grave-looking people, who one and all answered him, that if he continued to follow this trade they would have him sent to the house of correction, where he should be taught to get his bread.
Il demanda l'aumône à plusieurs graves personnages, qui lui répondirent tous que, s'il continuait à faire ce métier, on l'enfermerait dans une maison de correction pour lui apprendre à vivre.