’IstayedathomewithmyparentsuntilIwasabouteighteen，assistingmyfatherinvariousways。IthenwenttoliveattheSquire’s，partlyasgroom，partlyasfootman。Afterlivinginthecountrysometime，IattendedthefamilyinatripofsixweekswhichtheymadetoLondon。Whilstthere，happeningtohavesomewordswithanoldill-temperedcoachman，whohadbeenforagreatmanyyearsinthefamily，mymasteradvisedmetoleave，offeringtorecommendmetoafamilyofhisacquaintancewhowereinneedofafootman。Iwasgladtoaccepthisoffer，andinafewdayswenttomynewplace。Mynewmasterwasoneofthegreatgentry，abaronetinParliament，andpossessedofanestateofabouttwentythousandayear；hisfamilyconsistedofhislady，ason，afineyoungmanjustcomingofage，andtwoverysweetamiabledaughters。
Ilikedthisplacemuchbetterthanmyfirst，therewassomuchmorepleasantnoiseandbustle-somuchmoregrandcompany，andsomanymoreopportunitiesofimprovingmyself。Oh，howIlikedtoseethegrandcoachesdriveuptothedoor，withthegrandcompany；
andthough，amidstthatcompany，thereweresomewhodidnotlookverygrand，therewereothers，andnotafew，whodid。Someoftheladiesquitecaptivatedme；therewastheMarchionessof-inparticular。Thisyoungladyputsmemuchinmindofher；itistrue，theMarchioness，asIsawherthen，wasaboutfifteenyearsolderthanthisyounggentlewomanisnow，andnotsotallbysomeinches，butshehadtheverysamehair，andmuchthesameneckandshoulders-nooffence，Ihope？Andthensomeoftheyounggentlemen，withtheircool，haughty，care-for-nothinglooks，struckmeasbeingveryfinefellows。Therewasoneinparticular，whomI
frequentlyusedtostareat，notaltogetherunlikesomeoneIhaveseenhereabouts-hehadaslightcastinhiseye，and……butI
won’tenterintoeveryparticular。Andthenthefootmen!Oh，howthosefootmenhelpedtoimprovemewiththeirconversation。Manyofthemcouldconversemuchmoregliblythantheirmasters，andappearedtohavemuchbettertaste。Atanyrate，theyseldomapprovedofwhattheirmastersdid。Irememberbeingoncewithoneinthegalleryoftheplay-house，whensomethingofShakspeare’swasbeingperformed：someoneinthefirsttierofboxeswasapplaudingveryloudly。“That’smyfoolofagovernor，“saidhe；