applied his talents to the vilifying of his species. In one thing I
must take the liberty to instruct you; however different your
sentiments may be (and different they must be), you will suffer him
to go on without contradiction; otherwise, he will be silent
immediately, and we shall not get a word from him all the night
after." Harley promised to remember this injunction, and accepted
the invitation of his friend.

When they arrived at the house, they were informed that the
gentleman was come, and had been shown into the parlour. They found
him sitting with a daughter of his friend's, about three years old,
on his knee, whom he was teaching the alphabet from a horn book: at
a little distance stood a sister of hers, some years older. "Get
you away, miss," said he to this last; "you are a pert gossip, and I
will have nothing to do with you."--"Nay," answered she, "Nancy is
your favourite; you are quite in love with Nancy."--"Take away that
girl," said he to her father, whom he now observed to have entered
the room; "she has woman about her already." The children were
accordingly dismissed.

Betwixt that and supper-time he did not utter a syllable. When
supper came, he quarrelled with every dish at table, but eat of them
all; only exempting from his censures a salad, "which you have not
spoiled," said he, "because you have not attempted to cook it."

When the wine was set upon the table, he took from his pocket a
particular smoking apparatus, and filled his pipe, without taking
any more notice of Harley, or his friend, than if no such persons
had been in the room.