I was greatly delighted with him, and made it my business to teach him everything that was proper to make him useful, handy, and helpful; but especially to make him speak, and understand me when I spoke; and he was the aptest scholar that ever was; and particularly was so merry, so constantly diligent, and so pleased when he could but understand me, or make me understand him, that it was very pleasant for me to talk to him.
Lieto oltremodo di questo mio nuovo compagno, era tutto inteso a renderlo destro e atto ad aiutarmi; soprattutto a farlo parlare ed intendere quando io parlava. Egli era da vero la miglior pasta di scolaro che sia stata mai, e singolarmente di sì buon umore, d’una diligenza tanto costante, sì contento quando giugneva a capirmi o a farsi capire da me, che era un grande diletto ad ammaestrarlo.