nk you, that fellows, who
eat and drink at other men's cost, or they are sorry innkeepers, should
be entitled to pity?

Because of the soldiers they are obliged to quarter; who are generally,
I believe, wretched profligates. Bless me! said I, how I heard one of
them swear and curse, just now, at a modest, meek man, as I judge by his
low voice, and gentle answers!--Well do they make it a proverb--Like a
trooper!

He bit his lip; arose; turned upon his heel; stept to the glass; and
looking confidently abashed, if I may say so, Ay, Madam, said he,
these troopers are sad swearing fellows. I think their officers should
chastise them for it.

I am sure they deserve chastisement, replied I: for swearing is a most
unmanly vice, and cursing as poor and low a one; since they proclaim the
profligate's want of power, and his wickedness at the same time; for,
could such a one punish as he speaks, he would be a fiend!

Charmingly observed, by my soul, Madam!--The next trooper I hear swear
and curse, I'll tell him what an unmanly, and what a poor wretch he is.

Mrs. Greme came to pay her duty to me, as Mr. Lovelace called it; and
was very urgent with me to go to her lord's house; letting me know what
handsome things she had heard of her lord, and his two nieces, and all
the family, say of me; and what wishes for several months past they had
put up for the honour she now hoped would soon be done them all.

This gave me some satisfaction, as it confirmed from the mouth of a very
good sort of woman all that Mr. Lovelace had told me.

Upon inquiry about a private lodging, she recommended me to a
sister-in-law of hers, eight miles from thence--where I now am. And what
pleased me the better, was, that Mr. Lovelace (of whom I could see she
was infinitely observant) obliged her, of his own motion, to accompany
me in the chaise; himself riding on horseback, with his two servants,
and one of Lord M.'s. And here we arrived about four o'clock.

But, as I told you in my former, the lodgings are inconvenient. Mr.
Lovelace indeed found great fault with them: and told Mrs. Greme (who
had said, that they were not worthy of us) that they came not up even to
her own account of them. As the house was a mile from a town, it was not
proper for him, he said, to be so far distant from me, lest any thing
should happen: and yet the apartments were not separate and distinct
enough for me to like them, he was sure.

This must be agreeable enough for hi