I may not be thus singled out—Mr. Reeves—Sir—you have had University-education. Pray relieve your cousin.
Mr. Reeves smiled, bowed his head, but said nothing.
You were pleased, madam, proceeded Mr. Walden, to mention one learned Lady; and said that she looked upon herself as an owl among the birds—
And you, Sir, said, that you had rather (and I believe most men are of your mind) have a woman you could teach—
Than one who would suppose she could teach me. I did so.
Well, Sir, and would you have me be guilty of an ostentation that would bring me no credit, if I had had some pains taken with me in my education? But indeed, Sir, I know not any-thing of those you call

the learned languages. Nor do I take all learning to consist in the knowlege of languages.
All learning!—Nor I, madam—But if you place not learning in language, be so good as to tell us what do you place it in?
He nodded his head with an air, as if he had said, This pretty Miss is got out of her depth. I believe I shall have her now.
I would rather, Sir, said I, be an hearer than a speaker; and the one would better become me than the other. I answered Sir Hargrave, because he thought proper to apply to me.
And I, madam, apply to you likewise.
Then, Sir, I have been taught to think, that a learned man and a linguist may very well be two persons: In other words, That science, or knowlege, and not language merely, is learning.
Very well. Be pleased to proceed, madam.
Languages, I own, Sir, are of use, to let us into the knowlege for which so many of the antients were famous—But—
Here I stopt. Every one's eyes were upon me. I was a little out of countenance.
In what a situation, Lucy, are we women?—If we have some little genius, and have taken pains to cultivate it, we must be thought guilty of affectation, whether we appear desirous to conceal it, or submit to have it called forth.
But, what, madam? Pray proceed, eagerly said Mr. Walden—But, what, madam?
But have not the moderns, Sir, if I must speak, if they have equal genius's, the same heavens, the same earth, the same works of God, or of nature, as it is called, to contemplate upon