believehehimself，inhiscarelessnessconcerningworldlymatters，knewittobe，hadhetravelledupontheContinent，anaugmentationofhisincomewouldbynomeanshavebeenunnecessary。
OnThursday，June24，IdinedwithhimatMr。Dilly’s，whereweretheRev。Mr。nowDr。Knox，masterofTunbridge-school，Mr。Smith，VicarofSouthill，Dr。Beattie，Mr。Pinkerton，authourofvariousliteraryperformances，andtheRev。Dr。Mayo。AtmydesireoldMr。
Sheridanwasinvited，asIwasearnesttohaveJohnsonandhimbroughttogetheragainbychance，thatareconciliationmightbeeffected。Mr。Sheridanhappenedtocomeearly，andhavinglearnedthatDr。Johnsonwastobethere，wentaway；soIfound，withsincereregret，thatmyfriendlyintentionswerehopeless。I
recollectnothingthatpassedthisday，exceptJohnson’squickness，who，whenDr。Beattieobserved，assomethingremarkablewhichhadhappenedtohim，thathehadchancedtoseebothNo。1，andNo。
1000，ofthehackney-coaches，thefirstandthelast；’Why，Sir，saidJohnson，thereisanequalchanceforone’sseeingthosetwonumbersasanyothertwo。’