hours; but that, in the evening, we might prosecute our studies without farther interruption. Accordingly, at six, my pupil and I prepared to read the tenth satire of Juvenal. After having explained to him the general scope and method of the satirist, I began, Omnibus in terris quæ sunt a Gadibus usque At that moment I heard a gentle tap at the door, and then entered Miss Juliana and her sister, with Mr. Flint and the Captain, a little behind, and walking on tiptoe. You must pardon our femelle curiosité, said Miss Juliana, we come to see Jemmy take his first lesson from you. What have you got here? I fancy, from my knowledge of • French, that I could pick out the meaning of • some part of it. Oh! I understand; there is au• roram, does not that mean, break of day? Que l'aurore Nous trouve encore. I learned it in a French Chansong a boar." "What is that boar song?' demanded Captain Winterbottom, is it a hunting one? Oh fy, no,' said Miss Juliana, it is a drinking song.' And who. • taught you drinking songs, sister Juddy; did you 'learn them from your outlandish ladies of honour ? A tremendous assault on the knocker announced the approach of a person of quality.- The Countess of On this joyful news the ladies hurried to the drawing-room. Mrs. Flint presently returned. I must make an apology,' said she, for thus interrupting the course of my son's studies; but the Countess has 'made a flying visit to tell me, that there is a meet ing of young people at her house this evening, and that there will be a dance and a little supper, and she insists to have Jemmy of the party; but I 'would not engage for any thing, without asking 'your leave, as you have the whole charge of his education. There will be many rich folks, and 6 many fine folks; and there will be Miss Punaise, the great heiress; she has a vast improveable estate, hard by the borough of Ayno, and who can tell-The good woman was busy in weaving the web of futurities, when I reminded her that her son had taken medicine that morning, and that, possibly, he might catch cold. At another time, the mention of catch cold would have awakened all her feelings; but, at present, Mrs. Flint was elevated above the region of alarms. Never fear,' said she, we are going to a close warm house, without a breath of ❝ air in it. Come away, Jemmy, and put on a pair "of white silk stockings as fast as you can; the • Countess waits us.' 6 TUESDAY. My pupil had been kept out of bed so much beyond his usual hour, that he did not make his appearance till after breakfast. Cheer up, my boy,' cried Mrs. Flint, look as if you you had been dreaming all night of your partner, Miss Punaise? 'come let us take an airing, and refresh ourselves after the fatigues of the ball. These late sittings don't answer with my old bones. You see, Mr. that I have been as good as my word, and that Jemmy, poor man, has caught no cold. You • shall go along with us on our airing; there is room for you in Mr. Flint's carriage and six, and you may talk over your lessons by the way; for you will find the carriage quite easy.' No 6 thing indeed could be more admirably calculated to elude every jolt: and there wanted only solitude and independence to make it resemble a down bed. We must, first of all, shut out the common enemy, the east wind,' said Mrs. Flint, pulling up the glasses. The weather was warm, and Mrs. Flint grew eloquent on the fund of knowledge she had acquired the night before. She gave me the catalogue and character of the company; she dwelt most on her son's looks and dancing. A gentleman at the Countess's ⚫ who said he was lately come from Paris, told me, Jemmy was vastly like the Count de Provence, the King of France's brother, particularly in the minuet: but, remember. Jemmy, that to be a great scholar is a much finer thing than to be a great dancer. I am sure, Mr. ―, that my boy will profit by your instructions; he has a charming memory, and he will take in his learning as fast as you can give it • him; and I am sure that is saying a great deal; for, • from all that I can discover, Mr. Flint could not • have bestowed his money better.'-She was going on; but, alas! flattery vibrated faintly on my ear; we had got above pine-apple heat, and I became sick and oppressed. I asked leave to get out, and walk home, as I felt myself not well. Oh, to be ⚫ sure,' said she: 'I have known people sick in carriages for want of practice; don't be alarmed, Mr. but here, Jemmy, do you wrap this handkerchief about your neck, before the coach-door ⚫ is opened.' I walked home in great spirits, animated by every gale around me, and I forgot for a while that I was not my own master. 6 In the evening, my pupil came to me dressed out and powdered: Mamma,' said he sheepishly, has made me engage to drink tea with Miss Punaise, my last night's partner. I don't much like her N° 98. neither; for she is pitted with the small-pox, has 'a yellow skin, and a bleared eye; and, besides, she dances out of time.-There was a Miss with black ‹ hair.'—Not inclining to become his confident, I said, Master Flint, all engagements that can be kept with honour must be kept; and, therefore, you must go. Nay,' said he, there is not any must in the matter; for, I believe, the Miss with the black hair lives with their Miss Punaise. However, I can do a double task to-morrow; and my aunt is wont to say, that a young man ought not to be always at his books.' He seemed to have treasured up this precious apophthegm in his memory. 6 WEDNESDAY. My pupil was punctual to his hour. But we had hardly seated ourselves, when Captain Winterbottom arrived. No lessons to-day,' roared he; This is my lady's wedding-day, and therefere we keep holiday, and come for to be merry. Why, you young dog, if it had not been for this day, you would either have not been at all, or have been a bastard.' It was, indeed, a day of festivity and riot. THURSDAY. All the servants having dutifully got drunk over night, my pupil was not called, and so he overslept himself. He came down to the parlour about eleven, and we resumed the fatal first line of the tenth satire of Juvenal. The French master is here,' said a servant. I begged that he might return in about an hour; but I soon learned that that was impossible without deranging the system of education in all parts of the city. It is no grest matter for an hour,' said Miss Juliana, you have always ' own.' 6 6 my nephew at your command; but poor Signor Bergamesco is much hurried, and his time is not his Signor Bergamesco,' cried I; is your French master an Italian?' 'Yes,' said she, of a noble family in the dominions of the Dog of • Venice, but a younger brother, with a small patri· mony, which he unfortunately consumed en travaillant par l'Europe. It was a fancy of my own; I thought that, after the Signor had taught my ne· phew French, he might teach him Italian also; for you know that it is a great loss to change precep'tors, and that young men who have not seen much • of the world are shy with strangers.' 6 The task imposed on my pupil by S. Bergamesco, occupied all his leisure till dinner-time; but I thought that I should have the absolute command of the evening. I was beginning to read, Omnibus in terris, when a servant said,Here is the French 'master.' 'What!' cried I, can S. Bergamesco, who is so much hurried afford to give two lessons in one day to the same scholar? It is another French 'master whom they had got for me,' said my pupil. I applied to Miss Juliana for the explanation of this phænomenon. It was none of my advising,' said she, but my brother knew Mr. O'Callachan, when linguist to commodore Firebrace, and he wished to throw a good job in the poor fellow's way; these 6 were his very words; and so Mr. O'Callachan came to be employed: but, indeed, after recollection, I thought it would answer well enough, as both 'masters taught by the same grammar, and both of them read Telemac.' The linguist of commodore Firebrace had just taken his leave, when a smart young fellow burst into the room, with an air of much hurry and importance. 'What!' cried I, more French masters? Don't be alarmed,' said Mrs. Flint, who 6 |