TRAVELS THROUGH 



fpite even of a certain affectation of con-? 

 eeaiing it. He had no more to do than to 

 open his mouth, upon the moft infignifi- 

 cant occafion, in order to convince every 

 eae that heard him of the excellence of his 

 imderilanding. His wit was clear and liberal, 

 and Accompanied fometimes with a line vein 

 tumour. Madame la Place feemed to be 

 about thirty- five ; me was not handfome, 

 but had the remains of fomething pretty -, 

 Iki eyes were remarkably piercing; (he had 

 & very agreeable eafe of carriage, and an 

 noderftanding beyond her fex, which en- 

 abled her to partake of every converfation, 

 and to add not a little to its agreeablenefs, 

 fry the juftneis of her remarks, and the 

 ^uieknefs of her objections. I have given 

 this little account of my hofb and hoftefs, 

 notwithstanding my knowing fo little of 

 them at firft : but, as far as 1 have here de- 

 feribed, I thought I had difcovered their 

 character before the firft evening was over. 

 It palled, from my arriving at their houfe, 

 till I retired to my apartment, in general 

 converfation on the agriculture of the neigh- 

 bourhood. The next morning we took a 

 side liirough part of his improvements, 



which 



