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LETTER139

MARYLAMBTOSARAHSTODDART

[EarlyNovember，1805.]

MydearSarah，—Certainlyyouarethebestletter-writer（besideswritingthebesthand）intheworld.Ihavejustbeenreadingoveragainyourtwolongletters，andIperceivetheymakemeveryenvious.Ihavetakenabrandnewpen，andputonmyspectacles，andampeeringwithallmymighttoseethelinesinthepaper，whichthesightofyourevenlineshadwellnightemptedmetorule:andIhavemoreovertakentwopinchesofsnuffextraordinary，toclearmyhead，whichfeelsmorecloudythanmonthisfine，chearfulmorning.

AllIcangatherfromyourclearand，Ihavenodoubt，faithfulhistoryofMaltesepoliticsis，thatthegoodDoctor，thoughafirmfriend，anexcellentfancierofbrooches，agoodhusband，anuprightAdvocate，and，inshort，allthattheysayupontombstones（forIdonotrecollectthattheycelebrateanyfraternalvirtuesthere）yetisbutamoodybrother，thatyoursisterinlawisprettymuchlikewhatallsistersinlawhavebeensincethefirsthappyinventionofthehappymarriagestate;thatfriendColeridgehasundergonenoalterationbycrossingtheAtlantic，—forhisfriendlinesstoyou，aswellasalltheodditiesyoumention，arejustwhatoneoughttolookforfromhim;andthatyou，mydearSarah，haveprovedyourselfjustasunfittoflourishinalittle，proudGarrisonTownasIdidshrewdlysuspectyouwerebeforeyouwentthere.

IfIpossiblycan，IwillprevailuponCharlestowritetoyourbrotherbytheconveyanceyoumention;butheissounwell，IalmostfearthefortnightwillslipawaybeforeIcangethimintherightvein.Indeed，ithasbeensadandheavytimeswithuslately:whenIamprettywell，hislowspiritsthrowsmebackagain;andwhenhebeginstogetalittlechearful，thenIdothesamekindofficeforhiIheartilywishforthearrivalofColeridge;afewsucheveningsaswehavesometimespassedwithhimwouldwindusup，andsetusagoingagain.

Donotsayanything，whenyouwrite，ofourlowspirits—itwillvexCharles.Youwouldlaugh，oryouwouldcry，perhapsboth，toseeussittogether，lookingateachotherwithlongandruefulfaces，andsaying，"howdoyoudo?"and"howdoyoudo?"andthenwefalla-crying，andsaywewillbebetteronthemorrow.Hesaysweareliketoothachandhisfriendgumbile—which，thoughakindofease，isbutanuneasykindofease，afortofratheranunfortablesort.

IrejoicetohearofyourMothersamendment;whenyoucanleaveherwithanysatisfactiontoyourself—which，ashersister，IthinkIunderstandbyyourletters，iswithher，Ihopeyoumaysoonbeabletodo—letmeknowuponwhatplanyoumeantoetoTown.YourbrotherproposedyourbeingsixmonthsinTown，andsixwithyourMother;buthedidnotthenknowofyourpoorMothersillness.Byhisdesire，Ienquiredforarespectablefamilyforyou，toboardwith;andfromCaptn.BurneyIheardofoneIthoughtwouldsuityouatthattime.HeparticularlydesiresIwouldnotthinkofyourbeingwithus，notthinking，Iconjecture，thehomeofasinglemanrespectableenough.Yourbrothergavememostunlimitedorderstodomineeroveryou，tobetheinspectorofallyouractions，andtodirectandgovernyouwithasternvoiceandahighhand，tobe，inshort，averyelderbrotheroveryou—doesnotthehearingofthis，mymeekpupil，makeyoulongtoetoLondon?Iammakingalltheproperenquiriesagainstthetimeofthenewestandmostapprovedmodes（beingmyselfmainlyignorantinthesepoints）ofetiquette，andnicelycorrectmaidenlymanners.

Buttospeakseriously.Imean，whenwemean[?meet]，thatwewilllayourheadstogether，andconsultandcontrivethebestwayofmakingthebestgirlintheworldthefineLadyherbrotherwishestoseeher;andbelieveme，Sarah，itisnotsodifficultamatterasoneissometimesapttoimagine.IhaveobservedmanyademureLady，whopassesmusteradmirablywell，who，Ithink，wecouldeasilylearntoimitateinaweekortwo.Wewilltalkofthesethingswhenwemeet.Inthemeantime，IgiveyoufreelicensetobehappyandmerryatSalisburyinanywayyoucan.Hasthepartridge-seasonopenedanymunicationbetweenyouandWilliam—asIallowyoutobeimprudenttillIseeyou，Ishallexpecttohearyouhaveinvitedhimtotastehisownbirds.Haveyouscratchedhimoutofyourwillyet?Rickmanismarried，andthatisallthenewsIhavetosendyou.

YourWigsweresentbyMr.Varvellaboutfivemonthsago;therefore，hecouldhavearrivedwhenyoucameaway.

Iseem，uponlookingovermyletteragain，tohavewrittentoolightlyofyourdistressesatMalta;but，howeverImayhavewritten，believeme，Ienterveryfeelinglyintoallyourtroubles.Iloveyou，andIloveyourbrother;andbetweenyou，bothofwhomIthinkhavebeentoblame，Iknownotwhattosay—onlythisIsay，trytothinkaslittleaspossibleofpastmiscarriages;itwas，perhaps，soorderedbyProvidence，thatyoumightreturnhometobeaforttoyourpoorMother.Anddonot，Iconjureyou，letherunhappymaladyafflictyoutoodeeply.Ispeakfromexperience，andfromtheopportunityIhavehadofmuchobservationinsuchcases，thatinsanepeople，inthefancystheytakeintotheirheads，donotfeelasoneinasanestateofminddoesundertherealevilofpoverty，theperceptionofhavingdonewrong，oranysuchthingthatrunsintheirheads.

Thinkaslittleasyoucan，andletyourwholecarebetobecertainthatsheistreatedwithtenderness.Ilayastressuponthis，becauseitisathingofwhichpeopleinherstateareunmonlysusceptible，andwhichhardlyanyoneisatallawareof:ahirednursenever，eventhoughinallotherrespectstheyaregoodkindofpeople.Idonotthinkyourownpresencenecessary，unlessshetakestoyouverymuch，exceptforthepurposeofseeingwithyourowneyesthatsheisverykindlytreated.

Idosolongtoseeyou!Godblessandfortyou!

Yoursaffectionately，

M.LAMB.

[MissStoddarthadnowreturnedtoEngland，tohermotheratSalisbury，whohadbeenandwasveryill.ColeridgemeanwhilehadhadcoolnesseswithStoddartandhadtransferredhimselftotheroofoftheGovernor.

Rickmanmarried，onOctober30，1805，SusannaPostlethwaiteofHarting，inSussex.]

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