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manner hts defect = mat he - hoavy AMI lum-
bring thohsh NJ; biz. aud has an air 81 vul-
sati'r.' !" Hawthorn". however. who saw
h'm nta later period. there WA In Macaulays
b'arlh. somewhat careless. S"if-ros-"ssion.
mrEe ani broad enough tp b" called dignity;
and ~" NOR" Iops'i ~ him tho mors know
that b" was Distinguished p"r-on." Lord
'anIb"l owned that. Toms manners can
not defend. t. him II I. u matter VI utter in
differences who the company may DO. ladles.
bishops. lawyers. oi'lcer. OF tho army. princes
OF tho blood. or Distinguished foreigners
whom tho guests arc Invited to meet. on
he goes AZ score. with hardly CLEAN
OF silence. without any adaptation to
his auditory OF tho topics he discusses. and
without N II Inn nf
his having acted ut all improperly when they
have left him in disgust There ia no lack OF
unfavorable testimony on this point. Thus
Sir A. Alison declarae: Il have often heard
him Marlulayl styled By those who In general
appreciated conversation tho most perfect
bore. must own that have sometimes seen
him to DO such In company. and admitted 70 be
so by his greatest admirers" Charles Peabody.
writing in tho Gentlemdn's Magazine. reports
that MacaulHy was the tyrant OF the table.
and rarely tolerated any talk but his own l
do not believe sydney Smith used to say
that Macaulay over did hear my voice. Some.
times when l have told a good story have
thoughtto myself. Poor Macaulay. he will be very
sorry some day to have missed hearing that
Macaulay sat still only whom compelled by
sheer force, and then only for few seconds.
professional talker or a rival no put down in
an instant without tho slightest hesitation or
conjunction. and trAmpled him into the bar
gaih II he showed any signs OF resistance"
According to Lord Brougham. who. like Smith,
may have felt touch OF Jealousy. Macnu'ay
Was absolutely renowned in society rs the
greatest bore that had ever yet appeared. I
have seen people come In from Holland
House. breathless. and knocked up. and
able to say nothing but oh. dear!' Oh.
mercy! What's tho matter| being asked.
oh. Macaulay! Then every one says,
That accounts for 1t: you arc lucky to be
alive" Charles Grevile thought Macaulay
no less inferior to Broueham as talker for
general society than as q debater In tho House
OF Commons. He found the formers CONVEX
sation too dldactic. all too good. and not suffl-
ciently flexible. plastic. and diversified. for the
average auditor. In three extracts quoted from
drevies Journal. )" By Mr.. Mason. the judg-
mont Is reiterated that Macaulay was not
agreeable. 81 He has mono Of tho graces OF con-
versatlon. mono OF that exquisite tact and re-
flnement which arc tho result Of a felicitouS
intuition. or long acquaintance with good go