Nomanlovestobetreatedwithcontempt。’BEAUCLERK。withapoliteinclinationtowardsJohnson，’Sir，youhaveknownmetwentyyears，andhoweverImayhavetreatedothers，youmaybesureI
couldnevertreatyouwithcontempt。’JOHNSON。’Sir，youhavesaidmorethanwasnecessary。’Thusitended；andBeauclerk’scoachnothavingcomeforhimtillverylate，Dr。Johnsonandanothergentlemansatwithhimalongtimeaftertherestofthecompanyweregone；andheandIdinedatBeauclerk’sontheSaturdayse’nnightfollowing。
Afterthistempesthadsubsided，Irecollectthefollowingparticularsofhisconversation：——
’Iamalwaysforgettingaboyforwardinhislearning；forthatisasuregood。IwouldlethimatfirstreadANYEnglishbookwhichhappenstoengagehisattention；becauseyouhavedoneagreatdealwhenyouhavebroughthimtohaveentertainmentfromabook。He’llgetbetterbooksafterwards。’
’Tobecontradicted，inordertoforceyoutotalk，ismightyunpleasing。YouSHINE，indeed；butitisbybeingGROUND。’