’Whatdoyoucallyourself？’wasthesurlydemandofthatgentleman。’Youhavetheheadoftwomen。’
’Mysexdisqualifiesme，’sheproceededwithmerelyaslightturnofhereyesinjeremiah’sdirection，’fromtakingaresponsiblepartinthebusiness，evenifIhadtheability；andthereforeMrFlintwinchcombinesmyinterestwithhisown，andconductsit。Itisnotwhatitusedtobe；butsomeofouroldfriendsprincipallythewritersofthisletterhavethekindnessnottoforgetus，andweretainthepowerofdoingwhattheyentrusttousasefficientlyasweeverdid。Thishoweverisnotinterestingtoyou。YouareEnglish，sir？’
’Faith，madam，no；IamneitherbornnorbredinEngland。Ineffect，Iamofnocountry，’saidMrBlandois，stretchingouthislegandsmitingit：’Idescendfromhalf-a-dozencountries。’
’Youhavebeenmuchabouttheworld？’
’Itistrue。ByHeaven，madam，Ihavebeenhereandthereandeverywhere!’