so TRAVELS IN 
fingular contrafl: with the humble and fubmif*. 
five demeanour I had obfervcd in him at the 
hfcal's. Once returned to his domains, and 
finding hlmfelf more at his eafe^ this petty po- 
tentate forgot, in a moment, both the town and 
his fuperiors. 
We confidered this reception as an infiilt. 
In the firft emotions of dlfpleafure, I hefitated 
whether to ftay or go ; and confulting the looks 
of my companion, whofe eyes in like manner 
feemed to be interrogating mine, I waited only 
for his fignal to determine me : but, when re- 
fledlon had calmed a little our refentment, we 
thought it much better to ftay, and amufe our- 
felves even with the haughtinefs of this lordly 
vinedrefler. 
The fuppet was fplendid. There was an 
abundance and variety of difhes, elegance in 
the decorations, and every thing fuitable. The 
objed: of this pageantry and magnificence w^as 
to dazzle and leflen us. So little did the pleafure 
of his infignificant guefts enter into the account, 
that we were ferved with the common wine of 
the country, while he had the impudence to 
drink himfelf, before our eyes, fome choice 
•Bordeaux, which his flaves poured out for him* 
Having 
