Part 56 (1/2)

My reply was another slight inclination of the head, tinctured with disdain: on which his lordshi+p turned his back, with a kind of open-rammatic; and fell into conversation with Sir Barnard, who had advanced toward the fire, with all the apparent ease of the h, since his lordshi+p had changed sides, they had becoeous eneht a train of reflections into my mind, on the behaviour of political partisans toward each other; and on the efforts theysarcasms in their mutual parliamentary attacks, to behave out of doors as if they had totally forgotten what had passed within: or were incapable, if not of feeling, of rereatest talent exert this areatest effect: for they utter and receive thereproaches, yet s had ever passed

It is not then, in characters like these, hypocrisy?

No It is an effort to live in harmony with mankind: yet to speak the truth and tell theardless of personal danger In other words, it is an attempt to perfor it effectually has hitherto been ill understood

Sir Barnard had witnessed the short scene between me and his lordshi+p; and presently took occasion to ask me in a whisper, 'How and where we had become acquainted?'

I replied 'I had resided in the house of his lordshi+p'

'Ay, indeed!' said the Baronet 'In what capacity?'

My pride was piqued, and I answered, 'As his coht to suppose myself, his friend But I was soon cured of my mistake'

'By what means?'

'By his lordshi+p's patriotism By the purity of his politics'

I spoke with a sneer, and the Baronet burst into athat the cause of it should be suspected, it was instantly restrained

'What concern had you,' continued he, 'in his lordshi+p's politics?'

'I have reason to believe I helped to reconcile him to the Minister'

'You, Mr Trevor! How ca?'

'It holly unintentional'

'I do not understand you'

'I wrote certain letters that were printed in the ----'

'What, Mr Trevor! were you the author of the three last letters of Theloith exultation 'I knew,' said he with a vehement but under voice, 'he never wrote them himself! I have said it a thousand times; and I am not easily deceived Every body said the sae of this circumstance raised me in Sir Barnard's opinion; and consequently elevated himself, in the idea he conceived of his oer 'Had he indeed got hold of the author of Theious senator! The wish of his heart was accoeance where he most wished it to fall; and fall it should, without mercy or remission' His little soul was on tip-toe, and he overlooked the world

Though we had retired to the farthest corner of the rooed in chit chat with persons ere proud of his condescension, I could perceive his suspicions were awakened His eye repeatedly gave enquiring glances; and, while it endeavoured to counterfeit indifference by a stare, it was disturbed and contracted by apprehension

Malignity, hatred, and revenge, are closely related; and of these passions men of but little mental powers are very susceptible It is happy for society that their impotence iht of Lord Idford in every point of view: for he had first injured me; which, as has been often remarked, too frequently renders him who commits the injury implacable; and he had since encountered a rival in me; which was an insult that his vanity and pride could ill indeed digest

Still however he was a courtier; a ; and therefore could senuine offspring of the heart: but heaven defendlip, and the wrinkled cheek; that turn suised pleasure

It was a smile such as this that his lordshi+p bestowed uponhimself to me, with a siive, he said--'Do you know, Mr Trevor, that your friend the bishop ofis to dine with us? You will be glad to meet each other'