her father was respected by many people as a musician. he was also well-educated. he wished to show that a musician could be a gentleman. frances burney often saw many opera singers, dancers, musicians, and actors (like actors garrick or christopher smart), that spoke in many kinds of languages. she mentioned him in "evelina": "well may mr. garrick be so celebrated, so universally (everywhere) admired—i had not any idea of so great a performer...every look "speaks"!...i am afraid you will think me mad (crazy), so i won't say any more; yet i really believe mr. garrick would make you mad too, if you could see him." she also saw more of the world than most "young ladies" could. she wrote down many rude things people said in her diaries. traveller richard twiss once embarrassed the family by talking about improper things. he said that an immodest book, "the dictionary of love", was very good. after twiss left, burney wrote in her diary, 'even my gentle &amp; candid (truthful) father says that "he has quite mistaken the thing," &amp; that he will never see a "table cloth" in his house again'.