Andbesides，’tisforthosewhoseaffairscompelthemtotravelinthedepthofwinterthroughtheGrisonscountrytobesurpriseduponthewaywithgreatinconveniences。I，who，forthemostpart，travelformypleasure，donotordermyaffairssoill。Ifthewaybefoulonmyrighthand，Iturnonmyleft;ifIfindmyselfunfittoride，IstaywhereI
am;and，sodoing，inearnestIseenothingthatisnotaspleasantandcommodiousasmyownhouse。’TistruethatIalwaysfindsuperfluitysuperfluous，andobserveakindoftroubleeveninabundanceitself。
HaveIleftanythingbehindmeunseen，Igobacktoseeit;’tisstillonmyway;Itracenocertainline，eitherstraightorcrooked。——[RousseauhastranslatedthispassageinhisEmile，bookv。]——DoInotfindintheplacetowhichIgowhatwasreportedtome——asitoftenfallsoutthatthejudgmentsofothersdonotjumpwithmine，andthatIhavefoundtheirreportsforthemostpartfalse——Inevercomplainoflosingmylabour:Ihave，atleast，informedmyselfthatwhatwastoldmewasnottrue。
Ihaveaconstitutionofbodyasfree，andapalateasindifferent，asanymanliving:thediversityofmannersofseveralnationsonlyaffectsmeinthepleasureofvariety:everyusagehasitsreason。Lettheplateanddishesbepewter，wood，orearth;mymeatbeboiledorroasted;letthemgivemebutteroroil，ofnutsorolives，hotorcold，’tisallonetome;andsoindifferent，thatgrowingold，Iaccusethisgenerousfaculty，andwouldwishthatdelicacyandchoiceshouldcorrecttheindiscretionofmyappetite，andsometimessoothemystomach。WhenI
havebeenabroadoutofFranceandthatpeople，outofcourtesy，haveaskedmeifIwouldbeservedaftertheFrenchmanner，Ilaughedatthequestion，andalwaysfrequentedtablesthemostfilledwithforeigners。