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Among others who formed her familiar circle were her devoted friend Pont de Veyle; the Chevalier d'Aydie; Formont, the "spirituel idler and amiable egotist," who was one of the three whom she confesses really to have loved; and President Henault, who brought always a fund of lively anecdote and agreeable conversation.
I was astonished, for he will never go anywhere, or speak to anyone. 'You know him intimately? said Miss Temple. 'He is my brother! There is not a human being in the world I love so much! If you only knew him as I know him. Ah! chère Miss Temple, there is not a man in London to be compared with him, so clever and so good! What a heart! so tender! and what talent! There is no one so spirituel.
And then the singers but they do not deserve the name, for they do not sing, but scream and bawl with all their might through their noses and throats. I am to compose a French oratorio for the ensuing Lent, to be given at the Concert Spirituel. I was often in the same house visiting Raaff, and thus passed his rooms constantly. His servants often saw me, when I always sent him my compliments.
They are generally what the French call "spirituel," and often have rather desperate love-affairs which they keep very closely to themselves.
It is as follows: "If it plese any man spirituel or temporel to bye ony Pyes of two and thre comemoracions of Salisburi vse emprynted, after the forme of this present lettre whiche ben wel and truly correct, late hym come to Westmonester in to the Almonesrye at the reed pole and he shal have them good chepe. Supplico stet cedula."
In these beat struggles he was nothing. The admired the cultivated spirituel the splendid Godolphin, sank below the commonest adventurer, the coarsest brawler yea, the humblest freeman, who felt his stake in the state, joined the canvass, swelled the cry, and helped in the mighty battle between old things and new, which was so resolutely begun.
The men returned his look kindly; in her face there was something more than kindness something too spirituel for definition, which yet went to his inner consciousness without definition. Shall it be said, good reader?
At that moment M. Delacour opened the door of the boudoir: 'Forgive me, he said, 'for interrupting you, but I wanted to tell that every one has read your article. It is a great success, spirituel, charmant, surtout tres parisien, that's what is said on every side.
I promised the daughter also some French ariettes, one of which I began to-day. I think with delight of the Concert Spirituel in Paris, for probably I shall be desired to compose something for it.
I cannot do justice to this spirituel old man's mode of telling the story, or describe the finesse of his arch smile while recounting it. Mr. P.C. Scarlett, a son of our excellent and valued friend Sir James Scarlett , dined here yesterday. He is a fine young man, clever, well-informed, and amiable, with the same benignant countenance and urbanity of manner that are so remarkable in his father.
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