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Thurlogh, The Milesian.
that should not . in the least , detract from the value of their qualifications in other particulars . " " True , sir , " rejoins the stranger , recovering himself , " you are quite right : I only meant to say—a—a—a—only—a—that—a—that they did not understand those things so well as we do . " The party were , by this time , just descending the hill which overhangs the town ; and whatever disappointment was sustained on our hero ' s part
at the first glance he had got at the southern metropolis , it was now more than superseded by the princely villas which studded , on all sides , the lanes that skirted the projections of its picturesque environs . " See , Lucius , " said he ; " these are the results of those bricks and those tile roofs!—those stately domes which vie with the description of what we read pictured in romance are , doubtless , the property of individuals who have traded industriously as merchants , in the gutters and the windings of those narrow streets . "
" But it does not follow , Thurlogh , that to have them prosper it was necessary to make the streets so narrow ? Nay , would it not seem more likely that , if they succeeded so well under such inconveniences , they would flourish still more were those but removed ?" " Thou art a philosopher , Lucius ; thou speakest by system : but now we enter the city . "
CHAPTER XVII . " You leave your luggage here , now , " said the stranger , " while we go for awhile and survey the lions . " " What lions ? " replied Thurlogh ; " do they sell lions here ?" "No , Sir ; lions is the name which the visitors to any particular place
give to the objects of curiosity and attraction , to be seen in that place ; and was adopted , no doubt , from the peculiarity of the so called animal , surpassing , in grandeur , the ordinary herd . " " Very probably—I vote we see those lions . " " I must tell you the rules : there is for each a certain charge , and the junior always pays for the senior . " " It happens well , then , that I have here an opportunity which you cannot deny me , of evincing to you , at least my sense of your attentions to us
upon the road—I shall stand banker . " Well , the lions were all seen , at least as many as were at that hour visible , and the stranger perceived that Thurlogh's bank was not yet quite exhausted . He accordingly next proposed that previously to returning to
their hotel , they should adjourn to a coffee-house , and partake ot some light and cheering refreshment . To this there could not be much objection , as the brothers had yet tasted nothing since their arrival . They consented , therefore , without reserve ; and it having been left to the cicerone to decide upon the bill of fare , his experience and his gout went hand-in-hand with his want of conscience , in ordering a repast that would have tempted an epicure to eat , while its supply would have done honour to the table of an alderman .
It occurred now to Thurlogh , after the first cravings of his appetite had been appeased , that he might not have had money enough left in his purse to meet the evening ' s demand , and that it would be exceedingly awkward , after so much civility on the part of the stranger , to subject him to any share in the necessary expenee . He determined , therefore , to slip off quietly to tho hotel , and thence to take the residue of his gold , which had been carelessly rolled up , without lock or stopper , amongst his linen within his portmanteau .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Thurlogh, The Milesian.
that should not . in the least , detract from the value of their qualifications in other particulars . " " True , sir , " rejoins the stranger , recovering himself , " you are quite right : I only meant to say—a—a—a—only—a—that—a—that they did not understand those things so well as we do . " The party were , by this time , just descending the hill which overhangs the town ; and whatever disappointment was sustained on our hero ' s part
at the first glance he had got at the southern metropolis , it was now more than superseded by the princely villas which studded , on all sides , the lanes that skirted the projections of its picturesque environs . " See , Lucius , " said he ; " these are the results of those bricks and those tile roofs!—those stately domes which vie with the description of what we read pictured in romance are , doubtless , the property of individuals who have traded industriously as merchants , in the gutters and the windings of those narrow streets . "
" But it does not follow , Thurlogh , that to have them prosper it was necessary to make the streets so narrow ? Nay , would it not seem more likely that , if they succeeded so well under such inconveniences , they would flourish still more were those but removed ?" " Thou art a philosopher , Lucius ; thou speakest by system : but now we enter the city . "
CHAPTER XVII . " You leave your luggage here , now , " said the stranger , " while we go for awhile and survey the lions . " " What lions ? " replied Thurlogh ; " do they sell lions here ?" "No , Sir ; lions is the name which the visitors to any particular place
give to the objects of curiosity and attraction , to be seen in that place ; and was adopted , no doubt , from the peculiarity of the so called animal , surpassing , in grandeur , the ordinary herd . " " Very probably—I vote we see those lions . " " I must tell you the rules : there is for each a certain charge , and the junior always pays for the senior . " " It happens well , then , that I have here an opportunity which you cannot deny me , of evincing to you , at least my sense of your attentions to us
upon the road—I shall stand banker . " Well , the lions were all seen , at least as many as were at that hour visible , and the stranger perceived that Thurlogh's bank was not yet quite exhausted . He accordingly next proposed that previously to returning to
their hotel , they should adjourn to a coffee-house , and partake ot some light and cheering refreshment . To this there could not be much objection , as the brothers had yet tasted nothing since their arrival . They consented , therefore , without reserve ; and it having been left to the cicerone to decide upon the bill of fare , his experience and his gout went hand-in-hand with his want of conscience , in ordering a repast that would have tempted an epicure to eat , while its supply would have done honour to the table of an alderman .
It occurred now to Thurlogh , after the first cravings of his appetite had been appeased , that he might not have had money enough left in his purse to meet the evening ' s demand , and that it would be exceedingly awkward , after so much civility on the part of the stranger , to subject him to any share in the necessary expenee . He determined , therefore , to slip off quietly to tho hotel , and thence to take the residue of his gold , which had been carelessly rolled up , without lock or stopper , amongst his linen within his portmanteau .