was truly of the cast peculiar to the sons of Caledonia. High cheek bones, high forehead, nose almost Roman, and features collectively hard. The expression of his countenance was shrewd and pleasant, but the colour of it was perfectly that of a red herring, and added to a variety of deep lines, indicated that he had seen a few storms in the course of his adventures through life. Mr. Tibbs immediately saluted the ladies according to the approved rule followed in Italy, id est, by receiving their right hand, and impressing a soft and gentle kiss. Doctor Pybus next paid his respects according to the system prescribed by Lord Chesterfield, one step forward, and two back, making a low inclination of his body, which brought it nearly to a right angle.

A general introduction now took place between the newly arrived gentlemen and Sidney. Doctor Pybus shook hands with him, and expressed his pleasure at meeting him in Paros. Mr. Augustus Frederick Sylvanus Tibbs likewise shook hands with Sidney, and asked how long he intended to stay." He claimed an intimacy with him because their names were included with the number of fashionables permitted to enjoy the privileges of the entrée at Almacks. He asked innumerable questions upon the state of the beau monde at London. "Whether Lord this and Lady that still lived together; or, whether Lady Jane, in consequence of her marriage, had discarded her dismal frowns." Sidney replied to these questions, by giving a detail of every particular he could muster to memory. His ac

count gratified Mr. Tibbs; and happy at having gleaned so much information, the latter, with a face full of soft smiles, joined Ianthe, whom he entertained with the anecdotes he had just gleaned.

Macpherson had listened to this conversation with a kind of endurance, which carried derision with it. Immediately Mr. Tibbs quitted Sidney, the Scotchman accosted him, and after bidding him a welcome to the place, asked, in a pointed manner, "whether he was travelling for improvement, or merely with a view of indulging a laudable curiosity." "No Englishman travels abroad unless for reasons," added Macpherson; "and yet I never met with one person who could satisfactorily explain them."

Sidney laughed, and owned that his visit to Greece was entirely the

effect of accident.

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Curiosity, I

grant, has its share in the motive, but not more of it than what every man has a reasonable claim to indulge in."

"A sensible reply," replied Macpherson; "by its tenor I find that your visit is paid to see the inhabitants and their ways of life, and not exclusively to gaze at the broken bits of columns which, so say the learned, adorn the face of the country. Here, now," added the Scotchman, glancing his eyes at the doctor, who was in earnest conversation, with the cadi and Ianthe, "we have a person who admires nothing but what is perfectly antique. His professed object in coming to Greece is to pick up points of resemblance between a modern and an ancient custom; and whenever he discovers one, he calls it a 'coincidence.' The cadi happened

to mention the other day that some broken columns of a former temple laid near the village of Thieri; upon which the doctor proposed a visit, and begged of me to compose one of the party. I went for the exercise, and I have repented it, for we had nothing to entertain us by the way except a string of 'coincidences.' But let us join him," added Macpherson, "he is relating his story for the benefit of the company."

Sidney accordingly drew near the doctor, who had returned, it seems, his thanks to the cadi for the kind civility he had shown in furnishing them with a letter of introduction to the podesta (or mayor of the village), to insure the travellers due accommodations for the night.

"And which we didna get at his house," observed Macpherson, "as our