Travelled to London

I went to meet him at Bath, from whence we travelled to London in order to forward the necessary preparations for our journey to Paris. We had not long arrived at that place before I gave him a specimen of what he had to expect.

One evening he proposed going to the play ; which, for certain reasons, I declined.

On his return, he indiscreetly entered my room and found his hopeful pupil with very indifferent company, of which, however, he took no notice ; but went immediately to bed. In the morning I appeared before him with all the awkward bashfulness attendant on a first offence: but he soon reassured me by treating the matter as a bagatelle.

Such a morality, so consonant to my own taste, soon reconciled me to the character of my tutor ; and for some time we lived together on the best terms imaginable. We remained about three weeks at Paris. I shall not attempt to say any thing at present of this famous city, so many descriptions of it having been already given—I mean as it existed ten years ago—for, since the Revolution it may be described as a place that stood in such or such a degree of latitude : besides, as I often visited it since, I shall take occasion to say something which may give an idea of its present inhabitants.

From Paris we travelled to Auch, where I was to learn French, and perfect myself in the exercise of riding, fencing and dancing. This place was fixed upon by my governor, as he had many acquaintances there whom he was desirous of seeing.

Restless disposition

On my arrival I hired an elegant house, set up a pack of hounds, procured a stable of hunters, and established my house quite a I angloise. But all this was not sufficient to satisfy my restless disposition. I therefore took a house at Cauterets and a small country residence at Bagneres, both situated in the upper Pyrenees, and much frequented on account of their mineral waters.