othing--he had
repaired to the town of Reading, in which her relations all resided; and
Pheneas Cophagus, of the Society of Friends, declared himself to be as
happy as a man could be. "Good people, Japhet--um--honest people,
Japhet--don't fight--little stiff--spirit moves--and so on," said Mr
Cophagus, as he concluded his narrative, and then shaking me by the
hand, retired to shave and dress.

PART THREE, CHAPTER EIGHT.

I FALL IN LOVE WITH RELIGION WHEN PREACHED BY ONE WHO HAS THE FORM OF AN
ANGEL.

In half an hour afterwards Ephraim came in with a draught, which I was
desired to take by Mr Cophagus, and then to try and sleep. This was
good advice, and I followed it. I awoke after a long, refreshing sleep,
and found Mr and Mrs Cophagus sitting in the room, she at work and he
occupied with a book. When I opened my eyes, and perceived a female, I
looked to ascertain if it was the young person whom Ephraim had stated
to be Susannah Temple; not that I recollected her features exactly, but
I did the contour of her person. Mrs Cophagus was taller, and I had a
fair scrutiny of her before they perceived that I was awake. Her face
was very pleasing, features small and regular. She appeared to be about
thirty years of age, and was studiously neat and clean in her person.
Her Quaker's dress was not without some little departure from the strict
fashion and form, sufficient to assist, without deviating from, its
simplicity. If I might use the term, it was a little coquettish, and
evinced that the wearer, had she not belonged to that sect, would have
shown great taste in the adornment of her person.

Mr Cophagus, although he did not think so himself, as I afterwards
found out, was certainly much improved by his change of costume. His
spindle shanks, which, as I have before observed, were peculiarly at
variance with his little orbicular, orange-shaped stomach, were now
concealed in loose trowsers, which took off from the protuberance of the
latter, and added dignity to the former, blending the two together, so
that his roundness became fine by degrees, and beautifully less as it
descended. Altogether, the Quaker dress added very much to the
substantiability of his appearance, and was a manifest improvement,
especially when he wore his broad-brimmed hat. Having satisfied my
curiosity I moved the curtain so as to attract their attention, and
Cophagus came to my bedside, and felt my pulse. "Good--very good--all
righ