He then launched out in praise of that gentleman, whom he had
served as butler, representing him as a perfect miracle of
goodness and generosity. He said he was a person of great
learning, and allowed to be the best farmer in the country: -- that
he had a lady who was as much beloved as himself, and an only
son, a very hopeful young gentleman, just recovered from a
dangerous fever, which had like to have proved fatal to the whole
family; for, if the son had died, he was sure the parents would
not have survived their loss -- He had not yet finished the
encomium of Mr Dennison, when this gentleman arrived in a post-chaise,
and his appearance seemed to justify all that had been
said in his favour. He is pretty well advanced in years, but
hale, robust, and florid, with an ingenuous countenance,
expressive of good sense and humanity. Having condoled with us on
the accident which had happened, he said he was come to conduct
us to his habitation, where we should be less incommoded than at
such a paultry inn, and expressed his hope that the ladies would
not be the worse for going thither in his carriage, as the
distance was not above a quarter of a mile.
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