. Benjamin Franklin: his autobiography : with a narrative of his public life and services. more formidable to Lord Hills-borough than before. Lord Hillsborough, as President of the Board of Trade, drew up a report against the petition, which c c 402 LIFE OF FRANKLIN. was submitted to the king in council. Dr. Franklinanswered his lordships report, and that in so veryable a manner that the petition was granted. Hills-borough had declared that if the petition was grant-ed he would resign his post as Secretary of State forAmerica; and he did resign, it is said, for that rea-son only. Perhaps, as D
. Benjamin Franklin: his autobiography : with a narrative of his public life and services. more formidable to Lord Hills-borough than before. Lord Hillsborough, as President of the Board of Trade, drew up a report against the petition, which c c 402 LIFE OF FRANKLIN. was submitted to the king in council. Dr. Franklinanswered his lordships report, and that in so veryable a manner that the petition was granted. Hills-borough had declared that if the petition was grant-ed he would resign his post as Secretary of State forAmerica; and he did resign, it is said, for that rea-son only. Perhaps, as Dr. Franklin intimates, hethought himself of so much consequence that the pe-tition would be set aside rather than that his resig-nation would be accepted. The event, if such werehis expectations, disappointed him, and he was verymuch chagrined. While these affairs were pending, Dr. Franklinwaited upon Lord Hillsborough to thank him for hiscivility in Ireland, and was told that his lordshipwas not at home. He met the same repulse uponthree more visits, the last being under circumstances. LIFE OF FRANKLIN. 403 of peculiar incivility. It was on a levee day, whena number of carriages was at his lordships coachman drove up, alighted, and wasopening the carriage, when the porter came out andsurlily chid the coachman for opening the door be-fore he had inquired whether his lordship was athome. Then, turning to Frankhn, he said, Mylord is not at home. The truth was, that his ownrash declaration, and Dr. Franklins firmness, costhim his place, and he could not endure the doctoron that account. Yet, more than a year after hisresignation, while Dr. Franklin was at Oxford, LordHillsborough called at his room, and, with the ut-most apparent cordiality and friendship, said, , I did not know till this minute that youwere here, and I am come to make you my bow. Iam glad to see you at Oxford, and that you look sowell. The conversation continued for a short time,but ther
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