HethenproceededtoreadachapterfromtheBible；afterwhichhetookhisleavewiththesameaffectionatekindnesswithwhichhehadgreetedme，havingrepeatedhisdesirethatIshouldconsidereverythinginhishouseasaltogetheratmydisposal。ItisneedlesstosaythatI
wasmuchpleasedwithmyuncle——itwasimpossibletoavoidbeingso；andIcouldnothelpsayingtomyself，ifsuchamanasthisisnotsafefromtheassaultsofslander，whois？IfeltmuchhappierthanIhaddonesincemyfather’sdeath，andenjoyedthatnightthefirstrefreshingsleepwhichhadvisitedmesincethatevent。
Mycuriosityrespectingmymalecousindidnotlongremainunsatisfied——heappearedthenextdayatdinner。Hismanners，thoughnotsocoarseasIhadexpected，wereexceedinglydisagreeable；
therewasanassuranceandaforwardnessforwhichIwasnotprepared；therewaslessofthevulgarityofmanner，andalmostmoreofthatofthemind，thanI
hadanticipated。Ifeltquiteuncomfortableinhispresence；therewasjustthatconfidenceinhislookandtonewhichwouldreadencouragementeveninmeretoleration；andIfeltmoredisgustedandannoyedatthecoarseandextravagantcomplimentswhichhewaspleasedfromtimetotimetopayme，thanperhapstheextentoftheatrocitymightfullyhavewarranted。Itwas，however，oneconsolationthathedidnotoftenappear，beingmuchengrossedbypursuitsaboutwhichI