46 MEMOIR OF THOMAS BEWICK. 



early hour, and when I parted from Bewick that 

 night, I parted from a friend. 



** A few days after this I received another note 

 from him, which I read hastily, having with me at 

 the moment many persons examining my drawing's. 

 This note having, as I understood it, intimated his 

 desire that I should go and dine with him that d:-iy, 

 I accordingly went ; but judge of my surprise when, 

 on arriving at his house at 5 o'clock, with an appe- 

 tite becoming the occasion, I discovered that I had 

 been invited to tea and not to dinner. However, the 

 mistake was speedily cleared up to the satisfaction 

 of all parties, and an abundant supply of eatables 

 was placed on the table. The Reverend William 

 Turner joined us, and the evening passed delight- 

 fully. At first our conversation was desultory and 

 multifarious, but when the table was removed, Be- 

 wick took his seat at the fire, and we talked of our 

 more immediate concerns. In due time we took 

 leave, and returned to our homes, pleased with each 

 other and with our host. 



" Having been invited the previous evening to 

 breakfast with Bewick at 8, I revisited him at that 

 hour, on the 16th April, and found the whole family 

 so kind and attentive that I felt quite at home. The 



