two；　〃I　would　not　stand　to　be　called　Portuguese　by　Nelson　himself。〃
  Jack　was　rather　fond　of　talking　about　Nelson；　and　hearing　people
  talk　about　him；　so　that　it　is　not　improbable　that　he　may　have
  sailed　with　him；　and　with　respect　to　his　having　been　King　Pharaoh's
  butler；　all　I　have　to　say　is；　I　am　not　disposed　to　give　the
  downright　lie　to　the　report。　Jack　was　always　ready　to　do　a　kind
  turn　to　a　poor　servant　out　of　place；　and　has　often　been　known　to
  assist　such　as　were　in　prison；　which　charitable　disposition　he
  perhaps　acquired　from　having　lost　a　good　place　himself；　having　seen
  the　inside　of　a　prison；　and　known　the　want　of　a　meal's　victuals；
  all　which　trials　King　Pharaoh's　butler　underwent；　so　he　may　have
  been　that　butler；　at　any　rate；　I　have　known　positive　conclusions
  come　to　on　no　better　premisses；　if　indeed　as　good。　　As　for　the
  story　of　his　coming　direct　from　Satan's　kitchen；　I　place　no
  confidence　in　it　at　all；　as　Black　Jack　had　nothing　of　Satan　about
  him　but　blackness；　on　which　account　he　was　called　Black　Jack。　　Nor
  am　I　disposed　to　give　credit　to　a　report　that　his　hatred　of　the
  Portuguese　arose　from　some　ill　treatment　which　he　had　once
  experienced　when　on　shore；　at　Lisbon；　from　certain　gentlewomen　of
  the　place；　but　rather　conclude　that　it　arose　from　an　opinion　he
  entertained　that　the　Portuguese　never　paid　their　debts；　one　of　the
  ambassadors　of　that　nation；　whose　house　he　had　served；　having　left
  Paris　several　thousand　francs　in　his　debt。　　This　is　all　that　I　have
  to　say　about　Black　Jack；　without　whose　funny　jokes　and　good
  ordinary　I　should　have　passed　my　time　in　Paris　in　a　very
  disconsolate　manner。
  'After　we　had　been　at　Paris　between　two　and　three　months；　we　left
  it　in　the　direction　of　Italy；　which　country　the　family　had　a　great
  desire　to　see。　　After　travelling　a　great　many　days　in　a　thing
  which；　though　called　a　diligence；　did　not　exhibit　much　diligence；
  we　came　to　a　great　big　town；　seated　around　a　nasty　salt…water
  bason；　connected　by　a　narrow　passage　with　the　sea。　　Here　we　were　to
  embark；　and　so　we　did　as　soon　as　possible；　glad　enough　to　get　away
  …　at　least　I　was；　and　so　I　make　no　doubt　were　the　rest；　for　such　a
  place　for　bad　smells　I　never　was　in。　　It　seems　all　the　drains　and
  sewers　of　the　place　run　into　that　same　salt　bason；　voiding　into　it
  all　their　impurities；　which；　not　being　able　to　escape　into　the　sea
  in　any　considerable　quantity；　owing　to　the　narrowness　of　the
  entrance；　there　accumulate；　filling　the　whole　atmosphere　with　these
  same　outrageous　scents；　on　which　account　the　town　is　a　famous
  lodging…house　of　the　plague。　　The　ship　in　which　we　embarked　was
  bound　for　a　place　in　Italy　called　Naples；　where　we　were　to　stay
  some　time。　　The　voyage　was　rather　a　lazy　one；　the　ship　not　being
  moved　by　steam；　for　at　the　time　of　which　I　am　speaking；　some　five
  years　ago；　steam…ships　were　not　so　plentiful　as　now。　　There　were
  only　two　passengers　in　the　grand　cabin；　where　my　governor　and　his
  daughters　were；　an　Italian　lady　and　a　priest。　　Of　the　lady　I　have
  not　much　to　say；　she　appeared　to　be　a　quiet　respectable　person
  enough；　and　after　our　arrival　at　Naples　I　neither　saw　nor　heard
  anything　more　of　her；　but　of　the　priest　I　shall　have　a　good　deal　to
  say　in　the　sequel　（that；　by　the　bye；　is　a　word　I　learnt　from　the
  professor　of　rhetoric）；　and　it　would　have　been　well　for　our　family
  had　they　never　met　him。
  'On　the　third　day　of　the　voyage　the　priest　came　to　me；　who　was
  rather　unwell　with　sea…sickness；　which　he；　of　course；　felt　nothing
  of　…　that　kind　of　people　being　never　affected　like　others。　　He　was
  a　finish…looking　man　of　about　forty…five；　but　had　something　strange
  in　his　eyes；　which　I　have　since　thought　denoted　that　all　was　not
  right　in　a　certain　place　called　the　heart。　　After　a　few　words　of
  condolence；　in　a　broken　kind　of　English；　he　asked　me　various
  questions　about　our　family；　and　I；　won　by　his　seeming　kindness；
  told　him　all　I　knew　about　them　…　of　which　communicativeness　I
  afterwards　very　much　repented。　　As　soon　as　he　had　got　out　of　me　all
  he　desired；　he　left　me；　and　I　observed　that　during　the　rest　of　the
  voyage　he　was　wonderfully　attentive　to　our　governor；　and　yet　more
  to　the　young　ladies。　　Both；　however；　kept　him　rather　at　a　distance；
  the　young　ladies　were　reserved；　and　once　or　twice　I　heard　our
  governor　cursing　him　between　his　teeth　for　a　sharking　priest。　　The
  priest；　however；　was　not　disconcerted；　and　continued　his
  attentions；　which　in　a　little　time　produced　an　effect；　so　that；　by
  the　time　we　landed　at　Naples；　our　great　folks　had　conceived　a　kind
  of　liking　for　the　man；　and　when　they　took　their　leave　invited　him
  to　visit　them；　which　he　promised　to　do。　　We　hired　a　grand　house　or
  palace　at　Naples；　it　belonged　to　a　poor　kind　of　prince；　who　was
  glad　enough　to　let　it　to　our　governor；　and　also　his　servants　and
  carriages；　and　glad　enough　were　the　poor　servants；　for　they　got
  from　us　what　they　never　got　from　the　prince　…　plenty　of　meat　and
  money；　and　glad　enough；　I　make　no　doubt；　were　the　horses　for　the
  provender　we　gave　them；　and　I　daresay　the　coaches　were　not　sorry　to
  be　cleaned　and　furbished　up。　　Well；　we　went　out　and　came　in；　going
  to　see　the　sights；　and　returning。　　Amongst　other　things　we　saw　was
  the　burning　mountain；　and　the　tomb　of　a　certain　sorcerer　called
  Virgilio；　who　made　witch　rhymes；　by　which　he　could　raise　the　dead。
  Plenty　of　people　came　to　see　us；　both　English　and　Italians；　and
  amongst　the　rest　the　priest。　　He　did　not　come　amongst　the　first；
  but　allowed　us　to　settle　and　become　a　little　quiet　before　he　showed
  himself；　and　after　a　day　or　two　he　paid　us　another　visit；　then
  another；　till　at　last　his　visits　were　daily。
  'I　did　not　like　that　Jack　Priest；　so　I　kept　my　eye　upon　all　his
  motions。　　Lord！　how　that　Jack　Priest　did　curry　favour　with　our
  governor　and　the　two　young　ladies；　and　he　curried；　and　curried；
  till　he　had　got　himself　into　favour　with　the　governor；　and　more
  especially　with　the　two　young　ladies；　of　whom　their　father　was
  doatingly　fond。　　At　last　the　ladies　took　lessons　in　Italian　of　the
  priest；　a　language　in　which　he　was　said　to　be　a　grand　proficient；
  and　of　which　they　had　hitherto　known　but　very　little；　and　from　that
  time　his　influence　over　them；　and　consequently　over　the　old
  governor；　increased；　till　the　tables　were　turned；　and　he　no　longer
  curried　favour　with　them；　but　they　with　him　…　yes；　as　true　as　my
  leg　aches；　the　young　ladies　curried；　and　the　old　governor　curried
  favour　with　that　same　priest；　when　he　was　with　them；　they　seemed
  almost　to　hang　on　his　lips；　that　is；　the　young　ladies；　and　as　for
  the　old　governor；　he　never　contradicted　him；　and　when　the　fellow
  was　absent；　which；　by　the　bye；　was　not　often；　it　was；　〃Father　so…
  and…so　said　this；〃　and　〃Father　so…and…so　said　that〃；　〃Father　so…
  and…so　thinks　we　should　do　so…and…so；　or　that　we　should　not　do　so…
  and…so。〃　　I　at　first　thought　that　he　must　have　given　them
  something；　some　philtre　or　the　like；　but　one　of　the　English　maid…
  servants；　who　had　a　kind　of　respect　for　me；　and　who　saw　much　more
  behind　the　scenes　than　I　did；　informed　me　that　he　was　continually
  instilling　strange　notions　into　their　heads；　striving；　by　every
  possible　method；　to　make　them　despise　the　religion　of　their　own
  land；　and　take　up　that　of　the　foreign　country　in　which　they　were。
  And　sure　enough；　in　a　little　time；　the　girls　had　altogether　left
  off　going　to　an　English　chapel；　and　were　continually　visiting
  places　of　Italian　worship。　　The　old　governor；　it　is　true；　still
  went　to　his　church；　but　he　appeared　to　be　hesitating　between　two
  opinions；　and　once；　when　he　was　at　dinner；　he　said　to　two　or　three
  English　friends　that；　since　he　had　become　better　acquainted　with
  it；　he　had　conceived　a　much　more　favourable　opinion　of　the　Catholic
  religion　than　he　had　previously　entertained。　　In　a　word；　the　priest
  ruled　the　house；　and　everything　was　done　according　to　his　will　and
  pleasure；　by　degrees　he　persuaded　the　young　ladies　to　drop　their
  English　acquaintances；　whose　place　he　supplied　with　Italians；
  chiefly　females。　　My　poor　old　governor　would　not　have　had　a　person
  to　speak　to　…　for　he　never　could　learn　the　language　…　but　for　two
  or　three　Englishmen　who　used　to　come　occasionally　and　take　a　bottle
  with　him　in　a　summer…house；　whose　company　he　could　not　be　persuaded
  to　resign；　notwithstanding　the　entreaties　of　his　daughters；
  instigated　by　the　priest；　whose　grand　endeavour　seemed　to　be　to
  render　the　minds　of　all　three　foolish；　for　his　own　ends。　　And　if　he
  was　busy　above　stairs　with　the　governor；　there　was　another　busy
  below　with　us　poor　English　servants；　a　kind　of　subordinate　priest；
  a　low　Italian；　as　he　could　speak　no　language　but　his　own；　he　was
  continually　jabbering　to　us　in　that；　and　by　hearing　him　the　maids
  and　myself　contrived　to　pick　up　a　good　deal　of　the　language；　so
  that　we　understood　mo