[60] The New Exchange was on the south side of the Strand, partly on the site of the present Adelphi. It was a very favourite place of resort in Charles II.'s time, and the restoration plays are full of allusions to it. There were four walks, two above and two below stairs. Steele refers to the New Exchange again in the _Spectator_, Nos. 96, 155. It was pulled down in 1737. With the scene here described we may compare Etherege's _She would if she could_, III. i.:-- "_Mrs. Trinckit._ What d'ye buy? what d'ye lack, gentlemen? Gloves, ribbons, and essences; ribbons, gloves, and essences?... "_Courtall._ Walk a turn or two above, or fool awhile with pretty Mistress Anvil, and scent your eye-brows and periwig with a little essence of oranges, or jessamine." Similarly in Otway's _Atheist: or the Second Part of the Soldier's Fortune_, II. i., Courtine remarks:-- "Methinks, this place looks as if it were made for lovings. The lights on each hand of the walk look stately; and then the rustling of silk petticoats, the din and the clatter of the pretty little parti-coloured parrots, that hop and flutter from one side to t'other, puts every sense upon its proper office, and sets the wheels of nature finely moving." [61] Green silk stockings seem to have been introduced by Elizabeth, Countess of Chesterfield. On this matter the curious may consult Grammont (_Memoirs_, 1846, pp. 177-8, 180). [62] The ensuing dialogue between father and son is adapted from one in _Le Menteur_, II. v. The story is also followed closely by Foote, in the _Liar_, II. iii. [63] The next four speeches are from _Le Menteur_, II. vi. [64] In the Duke of Buckingham's _Rehearsal_ (1671), III. ii. [65] You teach the woods to re-echo the name of the fair Amaryllis (_Virgil, Buc._ I. v). [66] Richard Leveridge had a deep and powerful bass voice, and he also composed much song music. He died in 1758, aged 88. [67] _Lucrèce._ Mais parle sous mon nom, c'est à moi de me taire. (_Le Menteur_, III. v.) [68] This speech is adapted from one in _Le Menteur_, III. v. [69] The ensuing dialogue, down to the exit of the ladies, follows generally that in _Le Menteur_, III. v. [70] The story will be found in Sir Philip Sidney's _Arcadia_. The tale of Argalus and Parthenia was put into verse by Francis Quarles. [71] Leveridge composed the music for this song. [72] It is interesting to compare this constable with the Dogberry and Verges of _Much Ado about Nothing_, especially Act IV. Scene ii. [73] The following dialogue is adapted from _Le Menteur_, V. i. Cf. Foote's _Liar_, II. iv. [74] Steele himself made experiments in alchemy. [75] There is a similar scene in Fielding's _Amelia_, Book I., chap. iii., and particulars of the system of garnish may be found in the works of John Howard. [76] This condemnation of duelling is the first of a long series in Steele's works. [77] The hearer should ponder over more things than he sees.