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CHARLESLAMBTOWILLIAMGODWIN

Margate，Sep.17，1801.

Ishallbegladtoehomeandtalkthesemattersoverwithyou.Ihavereadyourschemeveryattentively.ThatArabellahasbeenmistresstoKingCharlesissufficienttoallthepurposesofthestory.ItcanonlydiminishthatrespectwefeelforhertomakeherturnwhoretooneoftheLordsofhisBed-chamber.Hersonmustnotknowthatshehasbeenawhore:itmattersnotthatshehasbeenwhoretoaKing:equallyinbothcasesitisagainstdecorumandagainstthedelicacyofasonsrespectthatheshouldbeprivytoit.Nodoubt，manysonsmightfeelawaywardpleasureinthehonourableguiltoftheirmothers;butisitatruefeeling?Isitthebestsortoffeeling?Isitafeelingtobeexposedontheatrestomothersanddaughters?Yourconclusion（orratherDefoes）esfarshortofthetragicending，whichisalwaysexpected;anditisnotsafetodisappoint.Atragicauditorywantsblood.Theycarebutlittleaboutamanandhiswifeparting.Besides，whatwillyoudowiththeson，afterallhispursuitsandadventures?Evenquietlyleavehimtotakeguinea-and-a-halflodgingswithmammainLeghorn!Oimpotentandpacificmeasures!…Iamcertainthatyoumustmixupsomestrongingredientsofdistresstogiveasavourtoyourpottage.Istillthinkthatyoumay，andmust，graftthestoryofSavageuponDefoe.Yourheromustkillamanordosomething.Cantyoubringhimtothegallowsorsomegreatmischief，outofwhichshemusthaverecoursetoanexplanationwithherhusbandtosavehiThinkonthis.Thehusband，forinstance，hasgreatfriendsinCourtatLeghorn.Thesoniscondemnedtodeath.Shecannotteazehimforastranger.Shemusttellthewholetruth.Orshemayteasehim，asforastranger，till（likeOthelloinCassioscase）hebeginstosuspectherforherimportunity.Or，beingpardoned，canshenotteazeherhusbandtogethimbanished?SomethingofthisIsuggestedbefore.Bothisbest.Themurderandthepardonwillmakebusinessforthefourthact，andthebanishmentandexplanation（bymeansoftheFriendIwantyoutodraw）thefifth.YoumustnotopenanyofthetruthtoDawleybymeansofaletter.Aletterisafeeblemessengeronthestage.Somebody，thesonorhisfriend，must，asacoupdemain，beexasperated，andobligedtotellthehusband.Damnthehusbandandhis"gentlemanlikequalities."Keephimoutofsight，orhewilltroubleall.LethimbeinEnglandontrade，andehome，asBirondoesinIsabella，inthefourthact，whenheiswanted.Iamforintroducingsituations，sortofcounterpartstosituations，whichhavebeentriedinotherplays—likebutnotthesame.OnthisprincipleIremendedafriendlikeHoratiointhe"FairPenitent，"andonthisprincipleIremendasituationlikeOthello，withrelationtoDesdemonasintercessionforCassio.By-scenesmaylikewisereceivehints.Thesonmayseehismotheratamaskorfeast，asRomeo，Juliet.Thefestivityofthepanycontrastswiththestrongperturbationsoftheindividuals.Dawleymaybetoldhiswifespastunchastityatamaskbysomewitch-character—asMacbethupontheheath，indarksentences.Thismaystirhisbrain，andbeforgot，buteinaidofstrongerproofhereafter.Fromthis，whatyouwillperhapscallwhimsicalwayofcounterparting，thishoneststealing，andoriginalmodeofplagiarism，muchyet，Ithink，remainstobesucked.Excusetheseabortions.Ithoughtyouwouldwantthedraughtsoonagain，andIwouldnotsenditemptyaway.—Yourstruly，

WILLIAMGODWIN!!!

SomersTown，17thSept.，1801.

[ThepointofsigningthisletterwithGodwinsnameandaddinghisaddress（Lamb，itwillbenoticed，wasthenatMargate）isnotclear.

Iplaceherethefollowingletter，nothavinganyclueastodate，whichisimmaterial:—]

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