3/23 We are travelling together to see the country. Every English gentleman should see his own country first, before he goes abroad, as we intend to do afterwards--to make the Grand Tour. And I will thank you to tell me what there is remarkable in your town, and what we ought to see--antiquities, manufactures, and seats in the neighbourhood. We wish to see everything, sir--everything. Elaborate diaries of these home tours are still extant, in Clive's boyish manuscript and the Colonel's dashing handwriting--quaint records of places visited, and alarming accounts of inn bills paid." So Mr.Taplow knew in five minutes that his guest was a brother of Sir Brian, their member; and saw the note despatched by an ostler to "Mrs. |