Thesoulofajourneyisliberty，perfectliberty，tothink，feel，do，;toleaveourselvesbehind，-spacetomuseonindifferentmatters，whereContemplation“Mayplumeherfeathersandletgrowherwings，thatinthevariousbustleofresortwerealltooruffled，andsometimesimpair’d，”thatIabsentmyselffromthetownforawhile，-chaiseorinaTilbury，toexchangegoodthingswith，andvarythesamestaletopicsoveragain，，andthegreenturfbeneathmyfeet，awindingroadbeforeme，andthreehours’marchtodinnerandthentothinking！，Irun，Ileap，，andrevelthere，-forgottenthings，like“sunkenwrackandsunlesstreasuries，”burstuponmyeagersight，andIbegintofeel，think，，，alliterations，antitheses，argument，andanalysisbetterthanIdo;butIsometimeshadratherbewithoutthem.“Leave，oh，leavemetomyrepose！”Ihavejustnowotherbusinessinhand，whichwouldseemidletoyou，butiswithme“verystuffoftheconscience.”IsnotthiswildrosesweetwithoutacommentDoesnotthisdaisyleaptomyheartsetinitscoatofemeraldYetifIweretoexplaintoyouthecircumstancethathassoendearedittome，，andletitservemetobroodover，fromheretoyondercraggypoint，andfromthenceonwardtothefar-distanthorizonIshouldbebutbadcompanyallthatway，，whenthemoodyfitcomeson，walkorrideonbyyourself，，aneglectofothers，andyouarethinkingallthetimethatyououghttorejoinyourparty.“Outuponsuchhalf-facedfellowship，”sayI。Iliketobeeitherentirelytomyself，orentirelyatthedisposalofothers;totalkorbesilent，towalkorsitstill，’s，thathethought“itabadFrenchcustomtodrinkourwinewithourmeals，andthatanEnglishmanoughttodoonlyonethingatatime.”SoIcannottalkandthink，orindulgeinmelancholymusingandlivelyconversationbyfitsandstarts.
“Letmehaveacompanionofmyway，”saysSterne，“Wereitbuttoremarkhowtheshadowslengthenasthesundeclines.”Itisbeautifullysaid;but，inmyopinion，thiscontinualcomparingofnotesinterfereswiththeinvoluntaryimpressionofthingsuponthemind，，itisinsipid;ifyouhavetoexplainit，，，，Iliketohaveitallmyownway;andthisisimpossibleunlessyouarealone，，，，perhapsheisshortsighted，，atoneinthecolorofacloud，whichhitsyourfancy，，butanuneasycarvingafterit，andadissatisfactionwhichpursuesyouontheway，，andtakeallmyownconclusionsforgrantedtillIfinditnecessarytodefendthenagainstobjections.
