 some of which Jones had
probably suggested to himself before; but as they were then ineffectual, so they
were still, and he continued resolute in his Design, even tho' he should be
obliged to set out on Foot.
    When the good Attorney found he could not prevail on Jones to stay, he as
strenuously applied himself to persuade the Guide to accompany him. He urged
many Motives to induce him to undertake this short Journey, and at last
concluded with saying, »Do you think the Gentleman won't very well reward you
for your Trouble?«
    Two to one are odds at every other thing, as well as at Football. But the
Advantage which this united Force hath in Persuasion or Entreaty, must have been
visible to a curious Observer; for he must have often seen, that when a Father,
a Master, a Wife, or any other Person in Authority, have stoutly adhered to a
Denial against all the Reasons which a single Man could produce, they have
afterwards yielded to the Repetition of the same Sentiments by a second or third
Person, who hath undertaken the Cause without attempting to advance any thing
new in its Behalf. And hence perhaps proceeds the Phrase of seconding an
Argument or a Motion, and the great Consequence of which this is in all
Assemblies of public Debate. Hence likewise probably it is, that in our Courts
of Law we often hear a learned Gentleman (generally a Serjeant) repeating for an
Hour together what another learned Gentleman who spoke just before him, had been
saying.
    Instead of accounting for this, we shall proceed in our usual Manner to
exemplify it in the Conduct of the Lad above mentioned, who submitted to the
Persuasions of Mr. Dowling, and promised once more to admit Jones into his
Side-Saddle; but insisted on first giving the poor Creatures a good Bait,
saying, they had travelled a great Way, and been rid very hard. Indeed this
Caution of the Boy was needless; for Jones, notwithstanding his Hurry and
Impatience, would have ordered this of himself; for he by no Means agreed with
the Opinion of those who consider Animals as mere Machines, and when they bury
their Spurs in the Belly of their Horse, imagine the Spur and the Horse to have
an equal Capacity of feeling Pain.
    While the Beasts were eating their Corn, or rather were supposed to eat it;
(for as the Boy was taking Care of himself in the Kitchin, the Ostler took great
Care that his Corn should not be consumed in the Stable) Mr. Jones, at the
earnest Desire of Mr. Dowling, accompanied
