Sir Charles having heard, that Sir Hargrave Pol-lexfen was at his house on the forest, he rode to make him a visit, though some few miles out of his way. I attended him.

Sir Hargrave is one of the most miserable of men. He is not yet fully recovered of the bruises and Tough treatment he met with near Paris: but he is so ‘extremely sunk in his spirits, that my patron could not but be concerned for him. He received him with grateful acknowledgments, and was thankful for his visit: but he told him, that he was so miserable in himself, thai he could hardly thank him for saving a life so wretched.

Mr. Marceda, it seems, died about a fortnight ago.

The poor man was thought to be pretty well re-covered; and rode out several times: but was taken, on his return from one of his rides, with a vomiting of blood; the consequence, as imagined, of some inward bruises, and died miserably. His death, and the manner of it, have greatly affected Sir Hargrave. And poor Bagenhall, Sir Charles, said he, is as miserable a dog as I am!

Sir Hargrave, understanding, as he said, that I was aprtrsnn, begged me to give him one prayer

He was so importunate, and for Sir Charles to join in it, that we both kneeled with him.

Sir Hargrave wept. He called himself a hardened

Strange man But I think I was still more af-fected (Sir Hargrave shocked me!) by your noble brother’s humanity, than by Sir Hargrave’s wretch-edness; tears of compassion for the poor man steal* ing down his manly cheek God comfort you, Sir Hargrave, said he, wringing his hand Dr. Bart-lett is a good man. You shall have the prayers of us both.

He left him. He could stay no longer; followed bv the unhappy man’s blessings, interrupted by violent sobbings.

We were both so affected, that we broke not si-lence, as we rode, till we joined our company at my lord’s.

I recounted what passed at this interview to Mr. Grandison. Your ladyship will not want me to be very particular in relating what were his applications to, and reflections on, himself, when I tell you, that he could not have been more concerned, had he been present on the occasion.

Mr. Beauchamp was with us when I gave this re-lation to Mr. Grandison. He was affected at it, and with Mr. Grandison’s sensibility: but how happy for himself was it, that his concern had in it no mixture of self-reproach! It was a generous and humane concern, like that of his dear friend.