The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle Volume 2 Chapter 89 - part 2

In which our young adventurer, moved by a spirit both generous and enterprising, interposes to secure a considerable loan by his own surety, and embarks upon the fiery theatre of electoral contest with ambitions high and purse well lined. Yet, amidst fêtes, stratagems, and bitter disappointments, his hopes are dashed by political intrigue, culminating in a violent encounter and a forced retreat to London, where consolation is promised under the aegis of noble recommenders.