enterthedoorofatavern,Iexperienceanoblivionofcare,andafreedomfromsolicitude:whenIamseated,Ifindthemastercourteous,andtheservantsobsequioustomycall;anxioustoknowandreadytosupplymywants:winethereexhilaratesmyspirits,andpromptsmetofreeconversationandaninterchangeofdiscoursewiththosewhomImostlove:Idogmatiseandamcontradicted,andinthisconflictofopinionsandsentimentsIfinddelight。“’——
BOSWELL。
Intheafternoon,asweweredrivenrapidlyalonginthepost-
chaise,hesaidtome’Lifehasnotmanythingsbetterthanthis。’
WestoppedatStratford-upon-Avon,anddrankteaandcoffee;anditpleasedmetobewithhimupontheclassickgroundofShakspeare’snativeplace。