But to that the lodges in Germany also contributed.
Freemasonry seems to be held in but little estimation in England,
perhaps because most of the lodges are now degenerated into mere
drinking clubs; though I hope there still are some who assemble for
nobler and more essential purposes.
The Duke of Cumberland is now
grand master.
CHAPTER VII.
London, 20th June, 1782.
At length my determination of going into the country takes effect;
and I am to set off this very afternoon in a stage; so that I now
write to you my last letter from London, I mean till I return from
my pilgrimage, for as soon as ever I have got beyond the dangerous
neighbourhood of London, I shall certainly no longer suffer myself
to be cooped up in a post-coach, but take my staff and pursue my
journey on foot. In the meantime, however, I will relate to you
what I may either have forgotten to write before, or what I have
seen worth notice within these few days last past; among which the
foremost is
St. Paul's.
I must own that on my entrance into this massy building, an uncommon
vacancy, which seemed to reign in it, rather damped than raised an
impression of anything majestic in me. All around me I could see
nothing but immense bare walls and pillars. Above me, at an
astonishing height, was the vaulted stone roof; and beneath me a
plain, flat even floor, paved with marble.
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