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Yet I suspect the impression Brougham generally leaves is that of a good natured friend. At least that is the impression I have most frequently found, both in England and on the Continent." YET I SUSPECT THE IMPRESSION BROUGHAM GENERALLY LEAVES IS THAT OF A GOOD NATURED FRIEND AT LEAST THAT IS THE IMPRESSION I HAVE MOST FREQUENTLY FOUND BOTH IN ENGLAND AND ON THE CONTINENT
se motive cannot be mistaken, for such kindness comes only from the heart. This is the first thing, but a stranger presently begins to remark his conversation. On common topics nobody is more commonplace. He does not feel them, but if the subject excites him, there is an air of originality in his remarks which, if it convinces you of nothing else, convinces you that you are talking with an extraordinary man. He does not like to join in a general conversation, but prefers to talk apart with only two or three persons, and, though with great interest and zeal, in an undertone. If, however, he does launch into it, all the little, trim, gay pleasure-boats must keep well out of the way of his great black collier, as Gibbon said of Fox. He listens carefully and fairly--and with a kindness which would be provoking if it were not genuine--to all his adversary has to say; but when his time comes to answer, it is with that bare, bold, bullion talent which either crushes itself or its opponent.... S AND GOOD WILL HE SHOWS YOU WHOSE MOTIVE CANNOT BE MISTAKEN FOR SUCH KINDNESS COMES ONLY FROM THE HEART THIS IS THE FIRST THING BUT A STRANGER PRESENTLY BEGINS TO REMARK HIS CONVERSATION ON COMMON TOPICS NOBODY IS MORE COMMONPLACE HE DOES NOT FEEL THEM BUT IF THE SUBJECT EXCITES HIM THERE IS AN AIR OF ORIGINALITY IN HIS REMARKS WHICH IF IT CONVINCES YOU OF NOTHING ELSE CONVINCES YOU THAT YOU ARE TALKING WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY MAN HE DOES NOT LIKE TO JOIN IN A GENERAL CONVERSATION BUT PREFERS TO TALK APART WITH ONLY TWO OR THREE PERSONS AND THOUGH WITH GREAT INTEREST AND ZEAL IN AN UNDERTONE IF HOWEVER HE DOES LAUNCH INTO IT ALL THE LITTLE TRIM GAY PLEASURE BOATS MUST KEEP WELL OUT OF THE WAY OF HIS GREAT BLACK COLLAR AS GIBBON SAID A FOX HE LISTENS CAREFULLY AND FAIRLY AND WITH A KINDNESS WHICH WOULD BE PROVOKING IF IT WERE NOT GENUINE TO ALL HIS ADVERSARY HAS TO SAY BUT WHEN HIS TIME COMES TO ANSWER IT IS WITH THAT BARE BOLD BRILLIANT TALENT WHICH EITHER CRUSHES ITSELF OR ITS OPPONENT
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