OnSunday，March31，Icalledonhim，andshewedhimasacuriositywhichIhaddiscovered，hisTranslationofLobo’sAccountofAbyssinia，whichSirJohnPringlehadlentme，itbeingthenlittleknownasoneofhisworks。Hesaid，’Takenonoticeofit，’or’don’ttalkofit。’Heseemedtothinkitbeneathhim，thoughdoneatsix-and-twenty。Isaidtohim，’Yourstyle，Sir，ismuchimprovedsinceyoutranslatedthis。’Heansweredwithasortoftriumphantsmile，’Sir，Ihopeitis。’
OnWednesday，April3，inthemorningIfoundhimverybusyputtinghisbooksinorder，andastheyweregenerallyveryoldones，cloudsofdustwereflyingaroundhim。Hehadonapairoflargeglovessuchashedgersuse。Hispresentappearanceputmeinmindofmyuncle，Dr。Boswell’sdescriptionofhim，’Arobustgenius，borntograpplewithwholelibraries。’
HehadbeenincompanywithOmai，anativeofoneoftheSouthSeaIslands，afterhehadbeensometimeinthiscountry。Hewasstruckwiththeeleganceofhisbehaviour，andaccountedforitthus：’Sir，hehadpassedhistime，whileinEngland，onlyinthebestcompany；sothatallthathehadacquiredofourmannerswasgenteel。Asaproofofthis，Sir，LordMulgraveandhedinedonedayatStreatham；theysatwiththeirbackstothelightfrontingme，sothatIcouldnotseedistinctly；andtherewassolittleofthesavageinOmai，thatIwasafraidtospeaktoeither，lestI
shouldmistakeonefortheother。’
Weagreedtodineto-dayattheMitre-tavernaftertherisingoftheHouseofLords，whereabranchofthelitigationconcerningtheDouglasEstate，inwhichIwasoneofthecounsel，wastocomeon。