第22章

_Heart。_Accordingly，Sir，thisacquaintancewasnottheconsequenceofmydoings。Itwasoneofyourprojectswhichthrewusinthewayofit。Itwasyou，remember，¬I，whodesiredthemeetingatLegrand&Molinos。Inevertroublemyselfwithdomesnorarches。TheHalleauxbledsmighthaverotteddownbeforeIshouldhavegonetoseeit。Butyou，forsooth，whoareeternallygettingustosleepwithyourdiagrams&crotchets，mustgo&examinethiswonderfulpieceofarchitecture。Andwhenyouhadseenit，oh！itwasthemostsuperbthingonearth！WhatyouhadseentherewasworthallyouhadyetseeninParis！Ithoughtsotoo。ButImeantitofthelady&gentlemantowhomwehadbeenpresented；¬ofaparcelofsticks&chipsputtogetherinpens。Youthen，Sir，¬I，havebeenthecauseofthepresentdistress。

_Head。_Itwouldhavebeenhappyforyouifmydiagrams&

crotchetshadgottenyoutosleeponthatday，asyouarepleasedtosaytheyeternallydo。MyvisittoLegrand&Molinoshadpublicutilityforit’sobject。AmarketistobebuiltinRichmond。WhatacommodiousplanisthatofLegrand&Molinos；especiallyifweputonitthenobledomeoftheHalleauxbleds。IfsuchabridgeastheysheweduscanbethrownacrosstheSchuylkillatPhiladelphia，thefloatingbridgestakenup&thenavigationofthatriveropened，whatacopiousresourcewillbeadded，ofwood&provisions，towarm&feedthepoorofthatcity?WhileIwasoccupiedwiththeseobjects，youweredilatingwithyournewacquaintances，&contrivinghowtopreventaseparationfromthem。Everysoulofyouhadanengagementfortheday。Yetalltheseweretobesacrificed，thatyoumightdinetogether。Lyingmessengersweretobedespatchedintoeveryquarterofthecity，withapologiesforyourbreachofengagement。YouparticularlyhadtheeffronterytosendwordtotheDutchessDanvillethat，onthemomentweweresettingouttodinewithher，despatchescametohandwhichrequiredimmediateattention。

Youwantedmetoinventamoreingeniousexcuse；butIknewyouweregettingintoascrape，&Iwouldhavenothingtodowithit。Well，afterdinnertoSt。Cloud，fromSt。CloudtoRuggieri’s，fromRuggieritoKrumfoltz，&ifthedayhadbeenaslongasaLaplandsummerday，youwouldstillhavecontrivedmeansamongyoutohavefilledit。

_Heart。_Oh！mydearfriend，howyouhaverevivedmebyrecallingtomymindthetransactionsofthatday！HowwellI

rememberthemall，&thatwhenIcamehomeatnight&lookedbacktothemorning，itseemedtohavebeenamonthagone。Goonthen，likeakindcomforter&painttomethedaywewenttoSt。Germains。Howbeautifulwaseveryobject！thePortdeReuilly，thehillsalongtheSeine，therainbowsofthemachineofMarly，theterraceofSt。

Germains，thechateaux，thegardens，thestatuesofMarly，thepavillonofLucienne。RecollecttooMadrid，Bagatelle，theKing’sgarden，theDessert。Howgrandtheideaexcitedbytheremainsofsuchacolumn！Thespiralstaircasetoowasbeautiful。Everymomentwasfilledwithsomethingagreeable。Thewheelsoftimemovedonwitharapidityofwhichthoseofourcarriagegavebutafaintidea。

Andyetintheeveningwhenonetookaretrospectoftheday，whatamassofhappinesshadwetravelledover！Retraceallthosescenestome，mygoodcompanion，&Iwillforgivetheunkindnesswithwhichyouwerechidingme。ThedaywewenttoSt。Germainswasalittletoowarm，Ithink；wasitnot?

_Head。_Thouartthemostincorrigibleofallthebeingsthateversinned！Iremindedyouofthefolliesofthefirstday，intendingtodeducefromthencesomeusefullessonsforyou，butinsteadoflisteningtothese，youkindleattherecollection，youretracethewholeserieswithafondnesswhichshewsyouwantnothingbuttheopportunitytoactitoveragain。Ioftentoldyouduringitscoursethatyouwereimprudentlyengagingyouraffectionsundercircumstancesthatmusthavecostyouagreatdealofpain：thatthepersonsindeedwereofthegreatestmerit，possessinggoodsense，goodhumour，honesthearts，honestmanners，&eminenceinalovelyart；thattheladyhadmoreoverqualities&accomplishments，belongingtohersex，whichmightformachapterapartforher：suchasmusic，modesty，beauty，&thatsoftnessofdispositionwhichistheornamentofhersex&charmofours，butthatalltheseconsiderationswouldincreasethepangofseparation：thattheirstayherew