By these professions, uttered with an air of honesty
and good-nature, he had imposed himself upon them for the best
tempered creature upon earth; and they used all their influence with
me to take him into favour. This has been the case with a great
many people, who had but a superficial knowledge of his disposition;
but, in the course of their acquaintance, they have never failed
to discern and acknowledge their mistake.
"The doctor, on his return from Tunbridge, to which place he had
made a trip by himself, found me ill abed, and the whole family
in confusion. Surprised and concerned at this disorder, he entered
into expostulation with my lord, who owned, that the cause of his
displeasure and disquiet was no other than jealousy. He had informed
him, that I had been seen to walk out with Mr. Bal-- in a morning;
and that our correspondence had been observed, with many additional
circumstances, which were absolutely false and groundless. This
imputation was no sooner understood, than it was resolved that the
accuser should be examined in presence of us all.
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