ities, they serve only to make him more agreeable. After
what I have said, it may be supposed that I was enamoured of his person;
but this was not the case; love is altogether capricious and fanciful;
yet I admire, honour, and esteem him to the highest degree, and when I
observe that his character resembled that of my dear departed friend Mr.
B--; or rather, that Mr. B--, had he lived, would have resembled Lord
--, I pay the highest compliment I can conceive both to the living and
to the dead.

"In this nobleman's friendship and conversation I thought myself happy;
though I was, as usual, exposed to the indefatigable efforts of my lord,
who, one day, while I was favoured with the company of this generous
friend, appeared at my door in his coach, attended by another gentleman,
who demanded entrance with an air of authority. A very honest
footman, who had been long in my service, ran upstairs in the utmost
consternation, and gave me an account of what had happened below. Upon
which I told him he had nothing to answer for, and ordered him to keep
the door fast shut against all opposition; though I was so much affected
with this unexpected assault, that Lord -- said he was never more
surprised and shocked in his life, than at the horror which appeared in
my countenance, when I saw the coach stop at my door.

"My little hero being refused admittance, went away, threatening to
return speedily with a reinforcement; and during this interval, I
provided myself with a soldier, whom I placed sentinel at the door,
within side, to guard me from the danger of such assaults for the
future. My lord, true to his promise, marched back with his auxiliaries,
reinforced with a constable, and repeated his demand of being admitted;
and my soldier opening the sash, in order to answer him, according to my
directions, he no sooner perceived the red coat, than he was seized with
such a panic, that he instantly fled with great precipitation; and, when
he recounted the adventure, like Falstaff in the play, multiplied my
guard into a whole file of musqueteers. He also made a shift to discover
the gentleman who had been so kind as to lend me one of his company, and
complained of him to the duke of N--, in hopes of seeing him broke for
his misdemeanour; but in that expectation he was luckily disappointed.

"Perceiving that in England I should never enjoy peace, but be
continually subject to those alarms and disquiets which had already
impaired my he