Thisboisterousvivacityentertainedus；butthetruthinmyopinionwas，thatthosewhocouldunderstandthebestwereagainsttheAmericanwar，asalmosteverymannowis，whenthequestionhasbeencoollyconsidered。
Mrs。ThralegavehighpraisetoMr。DudleyLong，nowNorth。
JOHNSON。’Nay，mydearlady，don’ttalkso。Mr。Long’scharacterisverySHORT。Itisnothing。Hefillsachair。Heisamanofgenteelappearance，andthatisall。Iknownobodywhoblastsbypraiseasyoudo：forwheneverthereisexaggeratedpraise，everybodyissetagainstacharacter。Theyareprovokedtoattackit。
NowthereisPepys；youpraisedthatmanwithsuchdisproportion，thatIwasincitedtolessenhim，perhapsmorethanhedeserves。
Hisbloodisuponyourhead。Bythesameprinciple，yourmalicedefeatsitself；foryourcensureistooviolent。Andyet，lookingtoherwithaleeringsmile，sheisthefirstwomanintheworld，couldshebutrestrainthatwickedtongueofhers；——shewouldbetheonlywoman，couldshebutcommandthatlittlewhirligig。’