Clover far too much to be angry with her;
he respected Minnie far too much to annoy her by an unwelcome
courtship; he wished, in fact, that he had not made a fool of
himself that evening, and wanted things to be as they were before.
In the meantime he occupied himself in looking out for a new
engagement Plenty were to be had, but he aimed at something better
than had satisfied him hitherto. He must get a "permanency"; at his
age it was time he settled into a life of respect able routine. But
for his foolish habit of living from hand to mouth, now in this
business, now in that, indulging his taste for variety, Mrs. Clover
would never, he felt sure, have "put her foot down" in that
astonishing way. The best thing he could do was to show himself in a
new light.
Thanks to his good nature, his practicality, and the multitude of
his acquaintances, all manner of shiftless or luckless fellows were
in the habit of looking to him for advice and help. As soon as they
found themselves adrift they turned to Gammon. Every day he had a
letter asking him to find a "berth" or a "billet" for some
out-at-elbows friend, and in a surprising number of cases he was
able to make a useful suggestion.
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