thisdispositionheconsideredasthediseaseofhismind，whichnothingcuredbutcompany。
’Oneinstanceofhisabsenceandparticularity，asitischaracteristickoftheman，maybeworthrelating。WhenheandI
tookajourneytogetherintotheWest，wevisitedthelateMr。
Banks，ofDorsetshire；theconversationturninguponpictures，whichJohnsoncouldnotwellsee，heretiredtoacorneroftheroom，stretchingouthisrightlegasfarashecouldreachbeforehim，thenbringinguphisleftleg，andstretchinghisrightstillfurtheron。Theoldgentlemanobservinghim，wentuptohim，andinaverycourteousmannerassuredhim，thatthoughitwasnotanewhouse，theflooringwasperfectlysafe。TheDoctorstartedfromhisreverie，likeapersonwakedoutofhissleep，butspokenotaword。’
Whileweareonthissubject，myreadersmaynotbedispleasedwithanotheranecdote，communicatedtomebythesamefriend，fromtherelationofMr。Hogarth。