“Reynolds mentions a man who accused a servant of theft, but was thrown in jail himself after the judge discovered that he had deliberately left money lying in the open to see Damrosch, Leo. The Club (Kindle Locations 2396-2397). Yale University Press. Kindle Edition. it. Johnson’s comment is characteristically generous: “You know, humanly speaking, there is a degree of temptation which will overcome any virtue. Now, in so far as you approach [i.e., bring] temptation to a man, you do him an injury; and if he is overcome, you share his guilt.†Boswell, who seems to have kept quiet most of the time, can’t resist proposing an analogy of his own: “Yes, you are his seducer; you have debauched him.†Damrosch, Leo. The Club (Kindle Locations 2397-2400). Yale University Press. Kindle Edition. ”
