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LETTER151

CHARLESLAMBTOTHOMASMANNING

May10，1806.

MydearManning—IdidntknowwhatyourgoingwastillIshookalastfistwithyou，andthentwasjustlikehavingshakenhandswithawretchonthefatalscaffold，andwhenyouaredowntheladder，youcanneverstretchouttohimagain.Marysaysyouaredead，andtheresnothingtodobuttoleaveittotimetodoforusintheendwhatitalwaysdoesforthosewhomournforpeopleinsuchacase.Butshellseebyyourletteryouarenotquitedead.Alittlekickingandagony，andthen—.MartinBurneytookmeoutawalkingthatevening，andwetalkedofMisterManning;andthenIcamehomeandsmokedforyou;andattwelveoClockcamehomeMaryandMonkeyLouisafromtheplay，andtherewasmoretalkandmoresmoking，andtheyallseemedfirst-ratecharacters，becausetheyknewacertainperson.Butwhatstheuseoftalkingaboutem?BythetimeyoullhavemadeyourescapefromtheKalmuks，youllhavestaidsolongIshallneverbeabletobringtoyourmindwhoMarywas，whowillhavediedaboutayearbefore，norwhotheHolcroftswere!MeperhapsyouwillmistakeforPhillips，orconfoundmewithMr.Daw，becauseyousawustogether.Mary（whomyouseemtorememberyet）isnotquiteeasythatshehadnotaformalpartingfromyou.Iwishithadsohappened.Butyoumustbringheratoken，ashawlorsomething，andrememberasprightlylittleMandarinforourmantle-piece，asapaniontotheChildIamgoingtopurchaseattheMuseuShesaysyousawherwritingsabouttheotherday，andshewishesyoushouldknowwhattheyare.SheisdoingforGodwinsbooksellertwentyofShakspearsplays，tobemadeintoChildrenstales.Sixarealreadydonebyher，towit，TheTempest，WintersTale，MidsummerNight，MuchAdo，TwoGentlemenofVerona，andCymbeline:TheMerchantofVeniceisinforwardness.IhavedoneOthelloandMacbeth，andmeantodoallthetragedies.Ithinkitwillbepopularamongthelittlepeople.Besidesmoney.Itistobringin60guineas.Maryhasdonethemcapitally，Ithinkyoudthink.Thesearethehumbleamusementswepropose，whileyouaregonetoplantthecrossofChristamongbarbarousPagananthropophagi.Quamhomohominipraestat!butthen，perhaps，youllgetmurderd，andweshalldieinourbedswithafairliteraryreputation.Besure，ifyouseeanyofthosepeoplewhoseheadsdogrowbeneaththeirshoulders，thatyoumakeadraughtoftheItwillbeverycurious.OManning，Iamserioustosinkingalmost，whenIthinkthatallthoseevenings，whichyouhavemadesopleasant，aregoneperhapsforever.Fouryearsyoutalkof，maybeten，andyoumayebackandfindsuchalterations!Somecircumstancemaygrowuptoyouortome，thatmaybeabartothereturnofanysuchintimacy.IdaresayallthisisHum，andthatallwilleback;butindeedwediemanydeathsbeforewedie，andIamalmostsickwhenIthinkthatsuchaholdasIhadofyouisgone.Ihavefriends，butsomeofemarechanged.Marriage，orsomecircumstance，risesuptomakethemnotthesame.ButIfeltsureofyou.Andthatlasttokenyougavemeofexpressingawishtohavemynamejoinedwithyours，youknownothowitaffectedme:likealegacy.

Godblessyouineverywayyoucanformawish.MayHegiveyouhealth，andsafety，andtheacplishmentofallyourobjects，andreturnyouagaintous，togladdensomefiresideorother（IsupposeweshallbemovedfromtheTemple）.Iwillnursetheremembranceofyoursteadinessandquiet，whichusedtoinfusesomethinglikeitselfintoournervousminds.Marycalledyouourventilator.Farewell，andtakeherbestwishesandmine.

Onethingmore.WhenyougettoCanton，youwillmostlikelyseeayoungfriendofmine，InspectorofTeas，namedBall.HeisaverygoodfellowandIshouldliketohavemynametalkedofinChina.GivemykindremembrancestothesameBall.Goodbye.

C.L.

IhavemadestrictinquiriesthroughmyfriendThompsonastoyouraffairswiththeCompy.Iftherehadbeenamitteeyesterdayanorderwouldhavebeensenttothecaptaintodrawonthemforyourpassagemoney，buttherewasnoCommittee.Butinthesecretarysorderstoreceiveyouonboard，itwasspecifiedthattheCompanywoulddefrayyourpassage，alltheordersaboutyoutothesupercargoesarecertainlyinyourship.HereIwillmanageanythingyoumaywantdone.WhatcanIaddbuttakecareofyourself.WedrinkteawiththeHolcroftsto-morrow.

[Addressedto"Mr.Manning，PassengeronBoardtheThames，East

Indiaman，Portsmouth."

ManningsailedforChinathismonth.HedidnotreturntoEnglanduntil1817.Hisnominalpurposewastopractisemedicinethere，nottospreadChristianity，asLambsuggests—probablyinfun.

ThisisManningsreplytoLambsletter:—

"DearLamb—Aswearenotsailedyet，andIhaveafewminutes，whyshouldnotIgiveyoualinetosaythatIreceivedyourkindletteryesterday，andshallreaditagainbeforeIhavedonewithit.IamsorryIhadnottimetocallonMary，butIdidnotevencallonmyownFather，andhes70andlovesmelikeaFather.IdontknowthatyoucandoanythingformeattheIndiaHouse:ifyouhearanythingthereaboutme，municateittoMr.Crabtree，13，NewgateStreet.Iamnotdead，nordying—somepeoplegointoYorkshireforfour[years]，andIhavenocurrantjellyaboard.TellHolcroftIreceivedhiskindletter."

"T.MANNINGforever."]

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