Jolter, transported with the thought of a speedy landing, began to
launch out in praise of that country for which they were bound. he
observed, that France was the land of politeness and hospitality,
which were conspicuous in the behaviour of all ranks and degrees,
from the peer to the peasant; that a gentleman and a foreigner, far
from being insulted and imposed upon by the lower class of people,
as in England, was treated with the utmost reverence, candour, and
respect; and their fields were fertile, their climate pure healthy,
their farmers rich and industrious, the subjects in general the
happiest of men. He would have prosecuted this favourite theme
still farther, had not his pupil been obliged to run upon deck, in
consequence of certain warnings he received from his stomach.
The skipper seeing his condition, very honestly reminded him of the
cold ham and fowls, with a basket of wine which he had ordered to
be sent on board, and asked if he would have the cloth laid below.
He could not have chosen a more seasonable opportunity of manifesting
his own disinterestedness.
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