Ifhewilllookalittleclosely,hewillseethattheprofileandthefull-faceviewsofthewillarebothtrueandperfectlyconsistent!
Nowletuscomeback,afterthislongdigression,totheconversationwiththeintelligentEnglishman。Webeginskirmishingwithafewlightideas,——testingforthoughts,——asourelectro-chemicalfriend,DeSauty,ifthereweresuchaperson,wouldtestforhiscurrent;
tryingalittlelitmus-paperforacids,andthenaslipofturmeric-
paperforalkalies,aschemistsdowithunknowncompounds;flingingthelead,andlookingattheshellsandsandsitbringsuptofindoutwhetherweareliketokeepinshallowwater,orshallhavetodropthedeep-sealine;——inshort,seeingwhatwehavetodealwith。
IftheEnglishmangetshisH’sprettywellplaced,hecomesfromoneofthehighergradesoftheBritishsocialorder,andweshallfindhimagoodcompanion。