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"I aentleman is rather of opinion to like pleasure better than business; and, to be sure, it's very excusable of hireeabler And I entleman's mind, for business is a deal more trouble"

"I hope, however," said Cecilia to Belfield, "your present situation is less irksome to you?"

"Any situation, madam, must be less irksome than that which I quitted: to write by rule, to co, nature's first gift, subservient to interest, thatof art!--eary, listless, spiritless, to rack the head for invention, the es, and the fancy for ornament and illusion; and when the mind is wholly occupied by its own affections and affairs, to call forth all its faculties for foreign subjects, uninteresting discussions, or fictitious incidents!--Heavens! what a life of struggle between the head and the heart! how cruel, how unnatural a war between the intellects and the feelings!"

"As to these sort of things," said Mr Hobson, "I can't say I as I never much studied; but if I was to speak my notion, it is this; the best way to thrive in the world is to get ot? Why by business: for business is to money, what fine words are to a lady, a sure road to success Now I don'tthey have nothing else to go by, for as to exa of the world, and that, they have nothing whereby to judge, knowing nothing of it theues and sharpers, the fault is all in the law, forto their headpiece and what I say is this: a lady in theated to take a man upon his own credit, which is tanta what man will speak an ill word of hi to cry out don't takemy vote"

Cecilia, quite tired of these interruptions, and ione, now said to Belfield, "I should be ed to you, Sir, if you could send toI wished, also to consult you with regard to the route I ought to take My purpose is to go to Nice, and as I am very desirous to travel expeditiously, you may perhaps be able to instruct me what is the best method for me to pursue"