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LETTER129

CHARLESLAMBTOWILLIAMWORDSWORTH

[P.M.February19，1805.]

MydearWordsworth，Iyesterdaywroteyouaveryunsatisfactoryletter.TodayIhavenotmuchtoadd，butitmaybesomesatisfactiontoyouthatIhaveseenGilpin，andthankedhiminallyournamesfortheassistancehetriedtogive:andthathehasassuredmethatyourBrotherdidtrytosavehimself，andwasdoingsowhenGilpincalledtohim，buthewasthenstrugglingwiththewavesandalmostdead.G.heardhimgiveordersaverylittlebeforethevesselwentdown，withallpossiblecalmness，anditdoesnotatallappearthatyourBrotherinanyabsenceofmindneglectedhisownsafety.Butinsuchcircumstancesthememoryofthosewhoescapedcannotbesupposedtobeveryaccurate;andthereappearstobeaboutthePersonsthatIhaveseenagooddealofreservednessandunwillingnesstoenterintodetail，whichisnatural，theybeingOfficersoftheShip，andliabletobeexaminedathomeaboutitsloss.Theexaminationisexpectedtodayorto-morrow，andifanythingshouldeout，thatcaninterestyou，Ishalltakeanearlyopportunityofsendingittoyou.

MarywrotesomefewdayssincetoMissStoddart，containinganaccountofyourBrothersdeath，whichmostlikelyColeridgewillhaveheard，beforetheletteres:webothwishitmayhastenhimback.Wedonotknowanythingofhim，whetherheissettledinanypost（astherewassometalk）ornot.Wehadanothersadaccounttosendhim，ofthedeathofhisschoolfellowAllen;thothis，Iamsure，willmuchlessaffecthiIdontknowwhetheryouknewAllen;hediedlatelyverysuddenlyinanapoplexy.Whenyoudoandcanwrite，particularlyinformusofthehealthsofyouall.Godblessyouall.MarywillwritetoDorothyassoonasshethinksshewillbeabletobearit.Ithasbeenasadtidingstous，andhasaffectedusmorethanwecouldhavebelieved.Ithinkithascontributedtomakemeworse，whohavebeenveryunwell，andhavegotleaveforsomefewdaystostayathome:butIamashamedtospeakofmyself，onlyinexcusefortheunfeelingsortofhuddlewhichInowsend.Icouldnotdelayit，havingseenGilpin，andIthoughthisassurancemightbesomelittleeasetoyou.

WewilltalkabouttheBooks，whenyoucanbetterbearit.Ihaveboughtnoneyet.Butdonotsparemeanyofficeyoucanputmeon，noworwhenyouareatleisureforsuchthings.Adoptmeasoneofyourfamilyinthisaffliction;andusemewithoutceremonyassuch.

MaryskindestLovetoall.

C.L.

Tuesday[Feb.19].

[MaryLambslettertoMissStoddart，herereferredto，isnolongerpreserved.ColeridgealittlelateracceptedthepostofprivatesecretarytotheGovernorofMalta，Vice-AdmiralSirAlexanderJohnBall.AllenwasBobAllen，whomwehavealreadymet.]

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