"Otis belonged to a club, who met on evenings; of which club
William Molineux was a member. Molineux had a petition before
the legislature, which did not succeed to his wishes, and he
became for several evenings sour, and wearied the company with
his complaints of services, losses, sacrifices, etc., and said,
'That a man who has behaved as I have, should be treated as I am,
is intolerable,' etc. Otis had said nothing; but the company
were disgusted and out of patience, when Otis rose from his seat,
and said, 'Come, come, Will, quit this subject, and let us enjoy
ourselves; I also have a list of grievances; will you hear it?'
The club expected some fun, and all cried out, 'Ay! ay! let us
hear your list.'

"'Well, then, Will; in the first place, I resigned the office of
the Advocate-General, which I held from the crown, that produced
me--how much do you think?' 'A great deal, no doubt,' said
Molineux. 'Shall we say two hundred sterling a year?' 'Ay, more
I believe,' said Molineux. 'Well, let it be two hundred; that
for ten years, is two thousand. In the next place, I have been
obliged to relinquish the greatest part of my business at the
bar. Will you set that at two hundred more?' 'O, I believe it
much more than that.' 'Well, let it be two hundred; this, for
ten years, is two thousand. You allow, then, I have lost four
thousand pounds sterling?' 'Ay, and much more, too,' said
Molineux.

"'In the next place, I have lost a hundred friends; among whom
were the men of the first rank, fortune, and power, in the
province. At what price will you estimate them?' 'D--n them,'