Learned Johnson, splashing his pompous wit over the table for Boswell to pick up, must have been a sublime nuisance.
It was said of Goldsmith that "he wrote like an angel and talked like poor Poll." There is more interest in the dining-room when we have ordinary people than when we have extraordinary.
There are men and women who occasionally meet at our tea-table whose portraits are worth taking.

There are Dr.Butterfield, Mr.Givemfits, Dr.
Heavyasbricks, Miss Smiley and Miss Stinger, who come to see us.

We expect to invite them all to tea very soon; and as you will in future hear of their talk, it is better that I tell you now some of their characteristics.
Dr.Butterfield is one of our most welcome visitors at the tea-table.

As his name indicates, he is both melting and beautiful.

He always takes pleasant views of things.