The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle Volume 2 Chapter 91

In which Peregrine Pickle wrestles with the vexations of misplaced trust and the intricacies of friendship, employing a clever stratagem to chastise a misanthrope whose philosophy proves insufficient to soothe the pangs of financial perplexity. Meanwhile, he diligently pursues the favour of powerful patrons, uncovering the fragile nature of courtly alliances and the perils attendant upon reliance on uncertain influence.