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"I know it," observed Johnson; "but he's so very previous. Last winter, at Chaucer's dinner to Burns, I made a speech, which Boswell printed a week before it was delivered, with the words 'laughter' and 'uproarious applause' interspersed through it. It placed me in a false position." I KNOW IT OBSERVED JOHNSON BUT HE'S SO VERY BRIEVIOUS LAST WINTER AT TAUCER'S DINNER TO BURN'S I MADE A SPEECH WHICH FOSWELL PRINTED A WEEK BEFORE IT WAS DELIVERED WITH THE WORDS LAUGHTER AND UPROARIOUS APPLAUSE INTERSPERSED THROUGH IT IT PLACED ME IN A FALSE POSITION
f the table, “is what I call comfort. I don’t know that I am so anxious to recover the House-boat, after all.” “Nor I,” said Socrates, “with a ship like this to go off cruising on, and with such a larder. Look at the thickness of that puree, Doctor—” “Excuse me,” said Boswell, faintly, “but I—I’ve left my note—bub—book upstairs, Doctor, and I’d like to go up and get it.” “Certainly,” said Dr. Johnson. “I judge from your color, which is highly suggestive of a modern magazine poster, that it might be well too if you stayed on deck for a little while and made a few entries in your commonplace book.” “Thank you,” said Boswell, gratefully. “Shall you say anything clever during dinner, sir? If so, I might be putting it down while I’m up—” “Get out!” roared the Doctor. “Get up as high as you can—get up with Shem on the mizzentop—” [Picture: Shem in the look-out] “Very good, sir,” replied Boswell, and he was off. “You ought to be more lenient with him, Doctor,” said Bonaparte; “he means well.” N AN ANIMATED DISCUSSION OF SUCH VIANDS AS THE LARDER PROVIDED THIS SAID DOCTOR JOHNSON FROM THE HEAD OF THE TABLE IS WHAT I CALL COMFORT I DON'T KNOW THAT I AM SO ANXIOUS TO RECOVER THE HOUSEBOAT AFTER ALL NOR I SAID SOCRATES WITH A SHIP LIKE THIS TO GO OFF CRUISING ON AND WITH SUCH A LARDER LOOK AT THE THICKNESS OF THAT CUREE DOCTOR EXCUSE ME SAID BOSWELL FAINTLY BUT I I'VE LEFT MY NOTE BOOK UP STAIRS DOCTOR AND I'D LIKE TO GO UP AND GET IT CERTAINLY SAID DOCTOR JOHNSON I JUDGE FROM YOUR COLOR WHICH IS HIGHLY SUGGESTIVE OF A MODERN MAGAZINE POSTER THAT IT MIGHT BE WELL TOO IF YOU STAYED ON THE DECK FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND MADE A FEW ENTRIES IN YOUR COMMONPLACE BOOK THANK YOU SAID BOSWELL GRATEFULLY SHALL YOU SAY ANYTHING CLEVER DURING DINNER SIR IF SO I MIGHT PUTTING IT DOWN WHILE I'M UP GET OUT ROARED THE DOCTOR GET UP AS HIGH AS YOU CAN GET UP WITH SHAM ON THE VIZIN TOP VERY GOOD SIR REPLIED BOSWELL AND HE WAS OFF OUGHT TO BE MORE LENIENT WITH HIM DOCTOR SAID BONAPARTE HE MEANS WELL
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