28/32 He had none of the _mauvaise honte_ of an Englishman. He required no introduction to make himself agreeable to any person. He habitually addressed strangers, ladies as well as men, without any such formality, and in doing so never seemed to meet with rebuke. His costume cannot be described because it was so various, but it was always totally opposed in every principle of colour and construction to the dress of those with whom he for the time consorted. He had no heart to touch himself, and was literally unaware that humanity was subject to such an infliction. |