about eight in the evening
Upon which the painter observed , that , however he might have been disposed to make acknowledgments , if the physician had signified his displeasure like a gentleman , the complainant had now forfeited all claim to any such concessions , by the vulgar manner in which he had reviled him and his productions ; observing , that , if he -LRB- the painter -RRB- had been inclined to retort his slanderous insinuations , the republican 's own works would have afforded ample subject for his ridicule and censure . After divers disputes and representations , peace was at length concluded , on condition , that , for the future , the doctor should never mention Cleopatra , unless he could say something in her praise ; and that Pallet , in consideration of his having been the first aggressor , should make a sketch of the physician 's vision , to be engraved and prefixed to the next edition of his odes . The Travellers depart for Antwerp , at which place the Painter gives a loose to his Enthusiasm . Our adventurer , baffled in all his efforts to retrieve his lost Amanda , yielded at length to the remonstrances of his governor and fellow-travellers , who , out of pure complaisance to him , had exceeded their intended stay by six days at least ; and a couple of post-chaises , with three riding-horses , being hired , they departed from Brussels in the morning , dined at Mechlin , and arrived about eight in the evening at the venerable city of Antwerp . During this day 's journey Pallet was elevated to an uncommon flow of spirits , with the prospect of seeing the birthplace of Rubens , for whom he professed an enthusiastic admiration . He swore , that the pleasure he felt was equal to that of a Mussulman , on the last day of his pilgrimage to Mecca ; and that he already considered himself a native of Antwerp , being so intimately acquainted with their so justly boasted citizen , from whom , at certain junctures , he could not help believing himself derived , because his own pencil adopted the manner of that great man with surprising facility , and his face wanted nothing but a pair of whiskers and a beard , to exhibit the express image of the Fleming 's countenance . He told them he was so proud of this resemblance , that , in order to render it more striking , he had , at one time of his life , resolved to keep his face sacred from the razor ; and in that purpose had persevered , notwithstanding the continual reprehensions of Mrs. Pallet , -LRB- who , being then with child -RRB- , said , his aspect was so hideous , that she dreaded a miscarriage every hour , until she threatened in plain terms , to dispute the sanity of his intellects , and apply to the chancellor for a committee .