Whilewewereleftbyourselves，aftertheDutchmanhadgonetobed，Dr。Johnsontalkedofthatstudiedbehaviourwhichmanyhaverecommendedandpractised。Hedisapprovedofit；andsaid，’I
neverconsideredwhetherIshouldbeagraveman，oramerryman，butjustletinclination，forthetime，haveitscourse。’
Iteizedhimwithfancifulapprehensionsofunhappiness。Amothhavingflutteredroundthecandle，andburntitself，helaidholdofthislittleincidenttoadmonishme；saying，withaslylook，andinasolemnbutquiettone，’Thatcreaturewasitsowntormentor，andIbelieveitsnamewasBOSWELL。’
NextdaywegottoHarwichtodinner；andmypassageinthepacket-
boattoHelvoetsluysbeingsecured，andmybaggageputonboard，wedinedatourinnbyourselves。IhappenedtosayitwouldbeterribleifheshouldnotfindaspeedyopportunityofreturningtoLondon，andbeconfinedtosodullaplace。JOHNSON。’Don’tSir，accustomyourselftousebigwordsforlittlematters。ItwouldNOTbeTERRIBLE，thoughIWEREtobedetainedsometimehere。’