feltthisasnotciviltome；butsatverypatientlytillhehadexhaustedhismerrimentonthatsubject；andthenobserved，thatsurelyJohnsonmustbeallowedtohavesomesterlingwit，andthatIhadheardhimsayaverygoodthingofMr。Footehimself。’Ah，myoldfriendSamcriedFoote，nomansaysbetterthings；doletushaveit。’UponwhichItoldtheabovestory，whichproducedaveryloudlaughfromthecompany。ButIneversawFootesodisconcerted——BOSWELL。
BOSWELL。’WhatdoyouthinkofDr。Young’sNightThoughts，Sir？’
JOHNSON。’Why，Sir，thereareveryfinethingsinthem。’BOSWELL。
’Istherenotlessreligioninthenationnow，Sir，thantherewasformerly？’JOHNSON。’Idon’tknow，Sir，thatthereis。’BOSWELL。
’Forinstance，thereusedtobeachaplainineverygreatfamily，whichwedonotfindnow。’JOHNSON。’Neitherdoyoufindanyofthestateservants，whichgreatfamiliesusedformerlytohave。