Sir Fran. Why, faith! you have hit it, Sir——I was advised to lose no time: so I e'en went straight forward, to one great man I had never seen in my life before.
Man. Right! that was doing business: but who had you got to introduce you?
Sir Fran. Why, no body——I remember'd I had heard a wise man say—My son be bold—so troth! I introduced myself.
Man. As how, pray?
Sir Fran. Why, thus——look ye——please your Lordship, says I, I am Sir Francis Wronghead of Bumper-hall, and member of Parliament for the borough of Guzzledown——Sir, your humble servant, says my Lord; thof I have not the honour to know your person, I have heard you are a very honest gentleman, and am glad your Borough has made choice of so worthy a representative; and so, says he, Sir Francis, have you any service to command me? Naw, cousin! those last words, you may be sure gave me no small encouragement. And thof I know, Sir, you have no extraordinary opinion of my parts, yet I believe, you won't say I mist it naw!
Man. Well, I hope I shall have no cause.
Sir Fran. So when I found him so courteous——My Lord, says I, I did not think to ha' troubled your Lordship with business upon my first visit: but since your Lordship is pleas'd not to stand upon ceremony——why truly, says I, I think naw is as good as another time.
Man. Right! there you push'd him home.
Sir Fran. Ay, ay, I had a mind to let him see that I was none of your mealy-mouth'd ones.
Man. Very good!