He had a small room to let at the top of his house, and he stood divided between the fear of not getting his rent and the joy to a man fond of simple pleasures, to be obtained by dunning the arrogant Captain Nugent for his son's debts.

But the country was always so full of pleasure for him, that he doubted his power to remain indoors with the temptation of fields and rivers before his eyes, and he thought that to escape from dunning creditors it would be sufficient to change his address.

" "Duns the mouse"a proverbial expression.

"The best cod are those known under the name of Isle of Shoals dun fish.

" Dennett-driving drapers actually threatened to fail for the want of ten pounds!pastry-cooks, who took their families regularly "to summer at the sea," assisted the counter-plot, and prematurely dunned my husband!

They were dunning letters for money lent, most of them from usurers.

They dun middlin', tak 'em one wi' another, an' considerin' that they're noan use't to th' wark.

Thou shalt whisper in mine eare, I will see and say little; what I say duns the mouse and welcom, my bullies.

In 1817 he begins to dun Murray, declaring, with a frankness in which we can find no fault, "You offer 1500 guineas for the new canto (C. H., iv.).

"I dun sole mine to Mistah Vand'bilt las' week; he name it de White Ghos'after me.

I dun tole de boy

Taking Robert aside, he said: "I dun tole yer, Mass Robert, dat a calamity war comin'.