e request with such appearance of cordiality,
that he was prevailed upon to comply with their joint desire; and in a
few days set out with them for Paris, by the way of Lyons. But, before
they had been three days in the city, M-- perceived a total change
in the behaviour of the Swiss and his two relations, who, in all
probability, became jealous of his influence with his lordship; and he
no sooner made this discovery, than he resolved to withdraw himself from
such a disagreeable participation of that young nobleman's favour. He,
therefore, in spite of all his lordship's entreaties and remonstrances,
quitted him for the present, alleging, as a pretext, that he had a
longing desire to see Switzerland and the banks of the Rhine, and
promising to meet him again in England.

"This his intention being made known to the governor and his friends,
their countenances immediately cleared up, their courtesy and
complaisance returned, and they even furnished him with letters for
Geneva, Lausanne, Bern, and Soleures; in consequence of which he met
with unusual civilities at these places. Having made this tour with his
Scotch friend, who came up to him before he left Lyons, and visited the
most considerable towns on both sides of the Rhine, and the courts of
the electors Palatine, Mentz, and Cologne, he arrived in Holland; and
from thence, through the Netherlands, repaired to London, where he found
my lord just returned from Paris.

"His lordship received him with expressions of uncommon joy, would not
suffer him to stir from him for several days, and introduced him to his
relations. M-- accompanied his lordship from London to his country seat,
where he was indeed treated with great friendship and confidence, and
consulted in everything; but the noble peer never once made mention of
the annuity which he had promised to settle upon him, nor did M--
remind him of it, because he conceived it was his affair to fulfil his
engagements of his own accord. M-- being tired of the manner of living
at this place, made an excursion to Bath, where he stayed about a
fortnight, to partake of the diversions, and, upon his return, found his
lordship making dispositions for another journey to Paris.

"Surprised at this sudden resolution, he endeavoured to dissuade
him from it; but his remonstrances were rendered ineffectual by the
insinuations of a foreigner who had come over with him, and filled his
imagination with extravagant notions of pleasure, i