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MEKOIIt OP 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 drawings. 
This note having, as I understood it, intimated his 
desire that I should go and dine with him that day, 
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 
