"In short, my dear sir, this person, who, I must own, is if a
sanguine complexion, handled the moral character of Mr. Marmozet
with such severity, that I began to suspect him of some particular
prejudice, and put myself upon my guard against his insinuations.
I ought to crave pardon for this tedious narration of trivial
circumstances, which, however interesting they may be to me, must
certainly be very dry and insipid to the ear of one unconcerned in
the affair. But I understand the meaning of your looks, and will
proceed.
"Well, sir, Mr. Marmozet, upon his return to town, treated me with
uncommon complaisance, and invited me to his lodgings, where he
proposed to communicate his remarks, which, I confess, were more
unfavourable than I expected; but I answered his objections, and,
as I thought, brought him over to my opinion; for, on the whole,
he signified the highest approbation of the performance. In the
course of our dispute, I was not a little surprised to find this
poor gentleman's memory so treacherous, as to let him forget what
he had said to me, before he went out of town, in regard to Earl
Sheerwit's opinion of my play, which he now professed himself
ignorant of; and I was extremely mortified at hearing from his own
mouth, that his interest with Mr.
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