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LETTER184

MARYLAMBTOSARAHHAZLITT

November7th，1809.

MydearSarah—Thedear，quiet，lazy，deliciousmonthwespentwithyouisrememberedbymewithsuchregret，thatIfeelquitediscontent&Winterslow-sick.Iassureyou，Ineverpassedsuchapleasanttimeinthecountryinmylife，bothinthehouse&outofit，thecardplayingquarrels，andafewgaspingsforbreathafteryourswiftfootstepsupthehighhillsexcepted，andthosedrawbacksarenotunpleasantintherecollection.Wehavegotsomesaltbuttertomakeourtoastseemlikeyours，andwehavetriedtoeatmeatsuppers，butthatwouldnotdo，forweleftourappetitesbehindus;andthedryloaf，whichoffendedyou，nowesinatnightunacpanied;but，sorryamItoadd，itissoonfollowedbythepipeandtheginbottle.Wesmokedtheveryfirstnightofourarrival.

Greatnews!IhavejustbeeninterruptedbyMr.Daw，whoestotellmehewasyesterdayelectedaRoyalAcademician.Hesaidnoneofhisownfriendsvotedforhim;hegotitbystrangers，whowerepleasedwithhispictureofMrs.White.CharlessayshedoesnotbelieveNorthcoteevervotedfortheadmissionofanyone.Thoughaverycoldday，Dawwasinaprodigioussweat，forjoyathisgoodfortune.

Moregreatnews!mybeautifulgreencurtainswereputupyesterday，andallthedoorslistedwithgreenbaize，andfournewboardsputtothecoal-hole，andfasteninghaspsputtothewindow，andmydiedManningsilkcutout.

Yesterdaywasaneventfulday:foryesterdaytooMartinBurneywastobeexaminedbyLordEldon，previoustohisbeingadmittedasanAttorney;buthehasnotyetbeenheretoannouncehissuccess.

Icarriedthebaby-capstoMrs.[John]Hazlitt;shewasmuchpleased，andvastlythankful.Mr.[John]H.gotfifty-fourguineasatRochester，andhasnowseveralpicturesinhand.

Iamgoingtotellyouasecret，for——saysshewouldbesorrytohaveittalkedof.Onenight——camehomefromtheale-house，bringingwithhimagreat，rough，ill-lookingfellow，whomheintroducedto——asMr.Brown，agentlemanhehadhiredasamadkeeper，totakecareofhim，atfortypoundsayear，beingtenpoundsundertheusualpriceforkeepers，whichsumMr.Brownhadagreedtoremitoutofpurefriendship.Itwaswithgreatdifficulty，andbythreateningtocallintheaidofwatchmenandconstables，that——couldprevailonMr.Browntoleavethehouse.

WehadagoodchearfulmeetingonWednesday:muchtalkofWinterslow，itswoods&itsnicesunflowers.IdidnotsomuchlikePhillipsatWinterslow，asInowlikehimforhavingbeenwithusatWinterslow.Weroastedthelastofhisbeach，ofoilynutprolific，onFriday，attheCaptains.NurseisnowestablishedinParadise，aliastheIncurableWard[ofWestminsterHospital].Ihaveseenhersittinginmostsuperbstate，surroundedbyhersevenincurablepanions.Theycalleachotherladies.Nurselooksasifshewouldbeconsideredasthefirstladyintheward:onlyoneseemedat[all]liketorivalherindignity.

AmanintheIndiaHousehasresigned，bywhichCharleswillgettwentypoundsayear;andWhitehasprevailedonhimtowritesomemorelottery-puffs.Ifthatendsinsmoke，thetwentypoundsisasurecard，andhasmadeusveryjoyful.

Icontinueverywell，&returnyouverysincerethanksformygoodhealthandimprovedlooks，whichhavealmostmadeMrs.Godwindiewithenvy;shelongstoetoWinterslowasmuchasthespitefuleldersisterdidtogotothewellforagifttospitdiamonds—

JaneandIhaveagreedtoboilaroundofbeefforyoursuppers，whenyouetotownagain.She，Jane，broketwooftheHogarthglasseswhilewewereaway—whereatImadeagreatnoise.

Farewel.LovetoWilliam，andCharlessloveandgoodwishesforthespeedyarrivaloftheLifeofHolcroft，&thebearerthereof.

Yoursmostaffectionately，

M.LAMB.

Tuesday.

CharlestoldMrs.Godwin，Hazlitthadfoundawellinhisgarden，which，waterbeingscarceinyourcountry，wouldbringhimintwohundredayear;andshecameingreathastethenextmorningtoaskmeifitweretrue.Yourbrotherandhis&c.arequitewell.

[GeorgeDawehadjustbeenelectednotRoyalAcademicianbutAssociate.

HebecamefullR.A.in1814.

Mrs.WhitewasthewifeofAnthonyWhite，thesurgeon，whohadbeenapprenticedtoSirAnthonyCarlisle.

NorthcotewasJamesNorthcote，R.A.，whoseConversationsHazlittrecordedsomeyearslater.

MartinBurneynevermadeasuccessfullawyer.Hislifewasdestinedtobeunhappyandunprofitable，asweshallseelater.

"Iamgoingtotellyouasecret."Intheabsenceoftheoriginaltheseblankscannotbefilledin，noraretheyimportant.

"Lotterypuffs."Seenoteonpage340.

"Thespitefuleldersister."ThisstoryisinGrimm，Ithink.

"TheLifeofHolcroft."TheMemoirsofThomasHolcroft，begunbyHolcroftandfinishedbyHazlitt，althoughpletedin1810，wasnotpublisheduntil1816.

HereshouldealetterfromLambtoRobertLloyd，datedJanuary1，1810，thankinghimforaturkey.Lambmentionsthathis1809holidayhadbeenspentinWiltshire，wherehesawSalisburyCathedralandStonehenge.HeaddsthatColeridgesFriendisoccasionallysublime.Thiswasthelastletterofthecorrespondence.RobertLloyddiedonOctober26，1811.LambwroteintheGentlemansMagazineamemoirofhim，whichwillbefoundinVol.I.ofthisedition.]

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