descended from one of the ten children of the maid of honour I showed you above; but it was never made out. We winked at the thing, indeed, because money was wanting at that time." [56] The estate. Here I saw my friend a little embarrassed, and turned (15) my face to the next portraiture. Sir Roger went on with his account of the gallery in the following manner: "This man"--pointing to him I looked at--"I take to be the honour of our house, Sir Humphrey de Coverley. He was, in his dealings, as (20) punctual as a tradesman and as generous as a gentleman. He would have thought himself as much undone by breaking his word as if it were to be followed by bankruptcy. He served his country as knight of this shire[57] to his dying day. He found it no easy matter to maintain an integrity (25) in his words and actions, even in things that regarded the offices which were incumbent upon him in the care of his own affairs and relations of life, and therefore dreaded, though he had great talents, to go into employments of state, where he must be exposed to the snares of ambition. Innocence of life and great ability were the distinguishing parts of his character; the latter, he had often observed, had led to the destruction of the former, and (94: 5) used frequently to lament that _great_ and _good_ had not the same signification. He was an excellent husbandman,[58] but had resolved not to exceed such a degree of wealth; all above it he bestowed in secret bounties many years after the sum he aimed at for his own use was attained. (10) Yet he did not slacken his industry, but to a decent old age spent the life and fortune which was superfluous to himself, in the service of his friends and neighbours." [57] Representative of the shire in Parliament. [58] Economist. Here we were called to dinner; and Sir Roger ended (15) the discourse of this gentleman by telling me, as we followed the servant, that this his ancestor was a brave man, and narrowly escaped being killed in the Civil Wars; "for," said he, "he was sent out of the field upon a private message the day before the battle of Worcester." (20) The whim of narrowly escaping by having been within a day of danger, with other matters above mentioned, mixed with good sense, left me at a loss whether I was more delighted with my friend's wisdom or simplicity. R. (25) X. THE COVERLEY GHOST [No. 110. Friday, July 6, 1711. ADDISON.] Horror ubique animos, simul ipsa silentia terrent. VIRG.