Themasteracceptedthecompliment,andthestrangersinnednomore。
TherearesomepositionsamongmankindwhicharesopeculiarlyblessedthattheownersofthemseemtohavebeenspeciallyselectedbyProvidenceforhappinessonearthinadegreesufficienttoraisethemaliceandenvyofalltheworldaround。
AnEnglishcountrygentlemanwithtenthousandayearmusthavebeensoselected。MembersofParliamentwithseatsforcountieshavebeenexaltedafterthesameunjustfashion。Popularmastersofold—establishedhuntssinagainsttheirfellowsinthesameway。ButwhenitcomestoamantofillupallthesepositionsinEngland,envyandmalicemustbedeadinthelandifhebeleftalivetoenjoytheirfruition。
HOWTORIDETOHOUNDS
Nowattendme,DianaandtheNymphs,Pan,Orion,andtheSatyrs,forIhaveataskinhandwhichmayhardlybeaccomplishedwithoutsomedivineaid。AndthelessonIwouldteachisoneastowhichevengodsmustdiffer,andnotwomenwilleverholdexactlythesameopinion。Indeed,nowrittenlesson,nospokenwords,nolectures,betheyeversooftenrepeated,willteachanymantoridetohounds。Theartmustcomeofnatureandofexperience;andOrion,werehehere,couldonlytellthetyroofsomefewblunderswhichhemayavoid,orgivehimahintortwoastothemannerinwhichheshouldbegin。