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obliging behaviour, I had good reafon to be fatibfied 

 with my choice — I told him, that as I travelled for 

 health f-nd amufement, being old, valetudinary, and 

 tinnorous at fea, I was determined not to embark, with- 

 out a profpeft and probnbiiity of an eafy pafTage ; nor 

 would I fail u\ the night time — Oar bargain was regu- 

 lated in thefe terms, and lix guineas fixed as liis fare, 

 for mjfelf, my fervants and carriage — Next morning 

 early, he attended me, and honeftly told me there was 

 a freOi gale ; but as the wind was crofs, though the 

 paffage would be fafe enough, it would be tedious and 

 iiBeafy ; but that I might go down to the port and 

 judge for myfelf — He was willing either to fail or Itay 

 till next day, as I pleafed — When at the port, I thought 

 what he called a frefii gale, was a horrible tempeft ; fa 

 1 declined to go — He faid he was well fati.ified ; and 

 that from appearances, he hoped foon for a favourable 

 change of weather — Two other yachts failed, and had 

 a very diftreffing paflage — My good captain proved a 

 true prophet. Next morning he annonceda moderate 

 gale and fair wind— We failed, and had a delightful 

 paflage in three hours — Before we parted, Ci'ptaiti 

 Sharp gave me an advice, which I believe to be very 

 juft and material for travellers to know — He faid, that 

 in returning from the Continent, it is more eligible ta 

 fail from Boulogne than from Calais, as we fave twen- 

 ty-four miles of land journey, and generally have a 

 more favourable and expeditious paflage — In Calais^ 

 I put up at the celebrated hotel of Deffcin — 1 wa4 im- 

 mediately vifited by a begging Capuchin, as I fuppofe, 

 the fame perlon who is defcribed by Sterne — I told 

 bin., that being a heretic, he could cxpeft notI)iug; 

 from me — His behaviour was mild and decent — He 

 faid there were good men of a;l religions, and that 

 charity was a general principle'— I flirdl give him fomc- 

 thing, although I think it a vile j)ra6lice, and one of 

 inauy fanftified modes of picking pockets^-It cod nic 

 two guineas toclcar all ch.:rgrs of i.uiding, aiid culloiu- 



