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I do not , however , mean to say , that if the reader be a youth hot from Oxford , he may not be able to prove , by a very refined and ingenious argument , that Titmouse was , in what he did above , a fine natural logician ; for I recollect that some great philosopher hath demonstrated , by a famous argument , that there is NOTHING ANYWHERE : and no one that I have heard of , hath ever been able to prove the contrary . By six o'clock the next morning , Titmouse had , with his own hand , dropped his answer into the letter-box upon the door of Mr. Gammon 's chambers in Thavies ' Inn ; in which answer he had , with numerous expressions of profound respect and gratitude , accepted Mr. Gammon 's polite invitation . A very happy man felt Titmouse as he returned to Oxford Street ; entering Messrs. Tag-rag 's premises with alacrity , just as they were being opened , and volunteering his assistance in numerous things beyond his usual province , with singular briskness and energy ; as if conscious that by doing so he was greatly gratifying Messrs. Quirk , Gammon , and Snap , whose wishes upon the subject he knew . He displayed such unwonted cheerfulness and patient good-nature throughout the day , that one of his companions , a serious youth , in a white neckerchief , black clothes , and with a blessed countenance -- the only professing pious person in the establishment -- took an occasion to ask him , in a mysterious whisper , `` whether he had not got _ converted _ : '' and whether he would , at six o'clock in the morning , accompany the speaker to a room in the neighborhood , where he -LRB- the youth aforesaid -RRB- was going to conduct an exhortation and prayer meeting ! Titmouse refused -- but not without a few qualms ; for luck certainly seemed to be smiling on him , and he felt that he ought to be grateful for it ; but then , he at length reflected , the proper place for that sort of thing would be a regular _ church _ -- to which he accordingly resolved to go . This change of manners Tag-rag , however , looked upon as assumed only to affront _ him _ ; seeing nothing but impertinence and defiance in all that Titmouse did -- as if the nearer Titmouse got to the end of his bondage -- _ i. e. _ the 10th of August -- the lighter-hearted he grew ! Titmouse resolved religiously to keep his own counsel ; to avoid even -- at all events for the present -- communicating with Huckaback .