Enquire within upon everything
Robert Kemp Philp172One morning, Mrs. H. called upon me, and asked me to take a walk, saying that it was her hobject to look out for an 'ouse, as her lease had nearly terminated; and as she had often heard her dear 'Itching say that he would like to settle in the neighbourhood of 'Ampstead 'Eath, she should like me to assist her by my judgment in the choice of a residence. "I shall he most happy to accompany you," I said. "I knew you would," said she; "and I am sure a hour or two in your society will give me pleasure. It's so long since we've 'ad a gossip. Besides which, I want a change of hair." I glanced at her peruke, and for a moment laboured under the idea that she intended to call at her hairdresser's; but I soon recollected. "I suppose we had better take the homnibus," she remarked, "and we can get out at the foot of the 'ill." I assented, and in a few minutes we were in the street, in the line of the omnibus, and one of those vehicles soon appearing-- "Will you 'ail it?" inquired she. So I hailed it at once, and we got in. Now Mrs. H. was so fond of talking that the presence of strangers never restrained her--a fact which I have often had occasion to regret. She was no sooner within the omnibus than she began remarking upon hinconveaience of such vehicles, because of their smallness, and the hinsolence of many of the conductors. She thought that the proprietors ought only to 'ire men upon whose civility they could depend. Then she launched out into larger topics--said she thought that the Hemperor of Haustria--(here I endeavoured to interrupt her by asking whether she had any idea of the part of Hampstead she would like; but she would complete her remarks by saying)--must be as 'appy as the days are long, now that the Hempress had presented him with a hare to the throne! (Some of the passengers smiled, and turning round, looked out of the windows.)

