He arrived at the Hague in the forenoon, and dined at an ordinary
frequented by officers and people of fashion; where being informed
that the princess would see company in the evening, he dressed
himself in a rich suit of the Parisian cut, and went to court,
without any introduction. A person of his appearance could not fail
to attract the notice of such a small circle. The prince himself,
understanding he was an Englishman and a stranger, went up to him
without ceremony, and, having welcomed him to the place, conversed
with him for some minutes on the common topics of discourse.
CHAPTER LXV.
They proceed to the Hague; from whence they depart for Amsterdam,
where they see a Dutch Tragedy--Visit the Music-house, in which
Peregrine quarrels with the Captain of a Man-of-War--They pass
through Haerlem, in their way to Leyden--Return to Rotterdam, where
the Company separates, and our Hero, with his Attendants, arrive
in safety at Harwich.
Being joined by their fellow-travellers in the morning, they made
a tour to all the remarkable places in this celebrated village:
saw the foundry, the Stadthouse, the Spinhuys, Vauxhall, and Count
Bentinck's gardens; and in the evening went to the French comedy,
which was directed by a noted harlequin, who had found means to
flatter the Dutch taste so effectually, that they extolled him as
the greatest actor that ever appeared in the province of Holland.
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