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[Toby G Levy]

        Mason tells Samuel Johnson that he didn't think Maskelyne was
acting as Clive's land-agent.

        Johnson proclaims Mason to be an innocent, and warns him to be
careful in his travels through Scotland. Mason agrees that there must be
a great deal of resentment against England in Scotland, but Johnson
says it is more than resentment, it is hatred.

        Boswell tells Mason that Johnson intends to visit the Hebridies
to "view the dark ages upon display."

        Johnson says that one can transcend time by travelling away from
London, and Johnson said that Mason had gone to America, but Mason says
he never transcended anything.

        Johnson asks Mason about the powers of the Indians. Mason says
that he wishes Dixon were there to answer the question. Mason himself
said the only mysterious thing he saw were the giant mounds.

        Mason tells Boswell that he, Mason, once had his own Boswell in
the person of Wicks Cherrycoke. Mason asks Boswell if he ever had his
own Boswell, and Boswell reacts defensively, saying that it is a good
thing to preserve a little of the civilized conversation that would
otherwise disappear without a trace.  Here the meeting with Boswell and
Johnson ends, but the chapter goes on for another page.

Toby