Page 65

— Langsdon, one of our "fourth of
July" englishman _ a cool calculating
([shorthand]) rather
reserved, but sufficiently free for
my use in conversation _ a man
of sense and but for the unfortunate
mishap four days ago, I should have
thought pretty well of him hereafter –
But then, he was the rarest fool
I have seen this [shorthand] When
sober however he is rather an
agreeable companion than other
wise, tho not remarkably taking.
His associate in the sprey [ed. spree] of the
4th, R Wilson is a lively pleasant
jolly old blade a true son of
merry Johnny bull, who loves
wine and jokes better than I do
pudding — He has much of
the milk of human kindness
in his heart, and during the
rebellion of champagne against
his reason he was unlike
some others (ie) with out a particle
of venom, or gall in his
composition. — His good humour
rose with the fumes of the
wine – and the next day