LETTER XX.
Geneva.
The mildness of the climate, the sublime beauties of the country, and the agreeable manners of the inhabitants, are not, in my opinion, the greatest attractions of this place.
Upon the same hill, in the neighbourhood of Geneva, three English families at present reside, whose society would render any country agreeable.
The house of Mr. N—— is a temple of hospitality, good humour, and friendship.
Near to him lives your acquaintance Mr. U——. He perfectly answers your description, lively, sensible, and obliging; and, I imagine, happier than ever you saw him, having since that time drawn a great prize in the matrimonial lottery.
Their nearest neighbours are the family of Mr. L——. This gentleman, his lady and children, form one of the most pleasing pictures of domestic felicity I ever beheld. He himself is a man of refined taste, a benevolent mind, and elegant manners.
These three families, who live in the greatest cordiality with the citizens of Geneva, their own countrymen, and one another, render the hill of Cologny the most delightful place perhaps at this moment in the world.
The English gentlemen, who reside in the town, often resort hither, and mix with parties of the best company of Geneva.