At the very upper end of this handsome structure I saw the portraiture of two young men standing in a river, the one naked, the other in a livery. The person supported seemed half dead, but still so much alive as to show in his face exquisite joy and love towards the other. I thought the fainting figure resembled my friend Sir Roger; and looking at the butler, who stood by me, for an account of it, he informed me that the person in the livery was a servant of Sir Roger's, who stood on the shore while his master was swimming, and observing him taken with some sudden illness, and sink under water, jumped in and saved him. He told me Sir Roger took off the dress[51] he was in as soon as he came home, and by a great bounty at that time, followed by his favour ever since, had made him master of that pretty seat which we saw at a distance as we came to this house. I remembered indeed Sir Roger said there lived a very worthy gentleman, to whom he was highly obliged, without mentioning anything further. Upon my looking a little dissatisfied at some part of the picture, my attendant informed me that it was against Sir Roger's will, and at the earnest request of the gentleman himself, that he was drawn in the habit[52] in which he had saved his master. R. FOOTNOTES: [41] _Family._ Family in its original Latin meaning of _household_. [42] _Industriously._ On purpose. [43] _With such economy ... beforehand._ With such thrift as always to be well within his income. [44] _Stripped._ Discharged. [45] _Pleasant on this occasion._ Joking on this topic. [46] _So good an husband._ So thrifty a man. [47] _Fine._ Premium paid by new tenant to landlord. [48] _Manumission._ Release from service. [49] _Undone._ Ruined. [50] _All the difference._ The only difference. [51] _Took off the dress._ Dress = livery: _i.e._, would not allow him to remain a servant. [52] _Habit._ Dress. NO. 108. WEDNESDAY, JULY 4 _Gratis anhelans, multa agenda nihil agens._ PHAEDR. _Fab._ v. 1. 2. Out of breath to no purpose, and very busy about nothing. As I was yesterday morning walking with Sir Roger before his house, a country fellow brought him a huge fish, which, he told him, Mr. William Wimble had caught that very morning; and that he presented it, with his service to him, and intended to come and dine with him. At the same time he delivered a letter which my friend read to me as soon as the messenger left him. SIR ROGER,