s education was altogether in the military style.
He looked upon taste and letters as mere pedantry, beneath the
consideration of a gentleman, and every civil station of life as mean,
when compared with the profession of arms. He had made great progress in
the gymnastic sciences of dancing, fencing, and riding; played perfectly
well on the German flute; and, above all things valued himself upon a
scrupulous observance of all the points of honour.

Had Peregrine and he considered themselves upon equal footing, in
all probability they would have immediately entered into a league of
intimacy and friendship: but this sufficient soldier looked upon his
sister's admirer as a young student raw from the university, and utterly
ignorant of mankind; while Squire Pickle beheld Godfrey in the light of
a needy volunteer, greatly inferior to himself in fortune, as well as
every other accomplishment. This mutual misunderstanding could not fail
of animosities. The very next day after Peregrine's arrival, some sharp
repartees passed between them in presence of the ladies, before whom
each endeavoured to assert his own superiority. In these contests our
hero never failed of obtaining the victory, because his genius was more
acute, and his talents better cultivated, than those of his antagonist,
who therefore took umbrage at his success, became jealous of his
reputation, and began to treat him with marks of scorn and disrespect.

His sister saw, and, dreading the consequence of his ferocity, not
only took him to task in private for his impolite behaviour, but
also entreated her lover to make allowances for the roughness of her
brother's education. He kindly assured her, that whatever pains it might
cost him to vanquish his own impetuous temper, he would, for her sake,
endure all the mortifications to which her brother's arrogance might
expose him; and, after having stayed with her two days, and enjoyed
several private interviews, during which he acted the part of a most
passionate lover, he took his leave of Mrs. Gauntlet overnight, and told
the young ladies he would call early next morning to bid them farewell.
He did not neglect this piece of duty, and found the two friends and
breakfast already prepared in the parlour. All three being extremely
affected with the thoughts of parting, a most pathetic silence for some
time prevailed, till Peregrine put an end to it by lamenting his fate,
in being obliged to exile himself so long from the