5,86 THE TRAVELLEK. ^lov. 2, 



Untravelled, and unknowing, he provided himfelf 

 ■with no pajfport, — his bufmefs concerned himfelf alone, 

 and what had foreign nations to do with him ? 



His route lay through the flates of different powers ; 

 — he landed in Holland, — pafled the ufual examination; 

 but infilling that the affairs which brought him there 

 were of a private nsture, he was queftioned and de- 

 tained a ihort time ; but appearing to be incapable of 

 defign, he was at length permitted to purfue his jour- 

 ney. 



To the officer of the guard who had detained him, 

 he made frequent complaints of the lofs he might fvif- 

 tain by the delay : — the officer, after a long paufe, 

 flowly drew the pipe from his mouth, and emitting 



the fmoke ; " lylynheer," fays he, " When you 



firft fet your foot on the land of the Seven United Pro^ 

 vinces^ you fhould have declared you came thither on 

 affairs of commerce," and re-placing his pipe, relapfed 

 into immoveable taciturnity. 



Releafed from his unfocial companion, he the next 

 day arrived at a French poll, where the centinel of the 

 advanced guard requeited the honour of his permiffion 

 to aflc for his paffport ; — on his failing to produce any, 

 he was entreated to pardon the liberty he took of con- 

 ducing him to the commandant ; but it was his dutyy 

 and he muft, however relu£:antly, perform it. 



Monutur le con-maadant, received him with pom- 

 pous politenefs ; he made the ufual enquiries, and 

 our traveller, determined to avoid the errour which 

 had produced fuch inconvenience, replied, " that com 

 mercial concerns drc.v him to the continent." 



'* Mafoi" fays the commandant, " cejl tin negoti- 

 antj tin hurgeois ; — take him away to the guard-houfe. 

 we will examine him to-morrow, — at prefent we mufl 

 drcfs for the Conud'u ,- Aliens." Our traveller fwore it 

 v/as uncivil, and unfriendly, and ungenerous ; — fiv{ 

 hundred Frenchmen might travel through Great Brl 

 tain without a quelljon ; they never queftioned an\ 



