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LETTER197

MARYLAMBTOSARAHHAZLITT

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MydearSarah，—Ihavetakenalargesheetofpaper，asifIweregoingtowritealongletter;butthatisbynomeansmyintention，forIonlyhavetimetowritethreelinestonotifywhatIoughttohavedonethemomentIreceivedyourweleletter.Namely，thatIshallbeverymuchjoyedtoseeyou.EverymorninglatelyIhavebeenexpectingtoseeyoudropin，evenbeforeyourlettercame;andIhavebeensettingmywitstoworktothinkhowtomakeyouasfortableasthenatureofourinhospitablehabitswilladmit.Imustworkwhileyouarehere;andIhavebeenslavingveryhardtogetthroughwithsomethingbeforeyoue，thatImaybequiteinthewayofit，andnotteizeyouwithplaintsalldaythatIdonotknowwhattodo.

Iamverysorrytohearofyourmischance.Mrs.Rickmanhasjustburiedheryoungestchild.IamgladIamanoldmaid;for，yousee，thereisnothingbutmisfortunesinthemarriagestate.

Charleswasdrunklastnight，anddrunkthenightbefore;whichnightbeforewasatGodwins，wherewewent，atashortsummonsfromMr.G.，toplayasolitaryrubber，whichwasinterruptedbytheentranceofMr.andlittleMrs.Liston;andafterthemcameHenryRobinson，whoisnowdomesticatedatMr.Godwinsfireside，andlikelytobeeaformidablerivaltoTommyTurner.Wefinishedthereattwelveoclock（CharlesandListonbrim-fullofginandwaterandsnuff）:afterwhichHenryRobinsonspentalongeveningbyourfiresideathome;andtherewasmuchginandwaterdrunk，albeitonlyoneofthepartypartookofit.AndH.R.professedhimselfhighlyindebtedtoCharlesfortheusefulinformationhegavehimonsundrymattersoftasteandimagination，evenafterCharlescouldnotspeakplainfortipsiness.ButstillheswallowedtheflatteryandthespiritsassavourilyasRobinsondidhiscoldwater.

Lastnightwastobeanight，butitwasnot.TherewasacertainsonofoneofMartinsemployers，oneyoungMr.Blake;todowhomhonour，Mrs.Burneybroughtforth，firstrum，thenasinglebottleofchampaine，longkeptinhersecrethoard;thentwobottlesofherbestcurrantwine，whichshekeepsforMrs.Rickman，cameout;andCharlespartookliberallyofallthesebeverages，whileMr.YoungBlakeandMr.Iretontalkedofhighmatters，suchasthemeritsoftheWhipClub，andthemeritsofredandwhitechampaine.DoIspellthatlastwordright?Rickmanwasnotthere，soIretonhaditallhisownway.

ThealternatingWednesdayswillchopoffonedayintheweekfromyourjollydays，andIdonotknowhowweshallmakeituptoyou;butIwillcontrivethebestIcan.Phillipsesagainprettyregularly，tothegreatjoyofMrs.Reynolds.Oncemoreshehearsthewell-lovedsoundsof，Howdoyoudo，Mrs.Reynolds?HowdoesMissChambersdo?

Ihavespunoutmythreelinesamazingly.Nowforfamilynews.Yourbrotherslittletwinsarenotdead，butMrs.JohnHazlittandherbabymaybe，foranythingIknowtothecontrary，forIhavenotbeenthereforaprodigiouslongtime.Mrs.HolcroftstillgoesaboutfromNicholsontoTuthil，andfromTuthiltoGodwin，andfromGodwintoTuthil，andfromTuthiltoGodwin，andfromGodwintoTuthil，andfromTuthiltoNicholson，toconsultonthepublication，ornopublication，ofthelifeofthegoodman，herhusband.ItiscalledtheLifeEverlasting.HowdoesthatsameLifegooninyourparts?Goodbye，Godblessyou.Ishallbegladtoseeyouwhenyouethisway.

Yoursmostaffectionately，

M.LAMB.

IamgoingingreathastetoseeMrs.Clarkson，forImustgetbacktodinner，whichIhavehardlytimetodo.Iwishthatdear，good，amiablewomanwouldgooutoftown.Ithoughtshewascleangone;andyesterdaytherewasaconsultationofphysiciansheldatherhouse，toseeiftheycouldkeepheramongthemhereafewweekslonger.

[ThisletterisdatedbyMr.HazlittNovember30，1810，butIdoubtifthatcanberight.SeeextractfromCrabbRobinsonabove，testifyingtoLambssobrietybetweenNovember9andDecember23.

ListonwasJohnListon（1776?-1846），theactor，whosemockbiographyLambwrotesomeyearslater（seeVol.I.ofthisedition）.Hiswifewasadiminutiveedienne，famousasQueenDollalollain"TomThumb."LambmayhaveknownListonthroughtheBurneys，forheissaidtohavebeenanusherinDr.Burneysschool—Dr.CharlesBurney，CaptainBurneysbrother.

"HenryRobinson."CrabbRobinsonsDiaryshowsusthathisdomesticationbyGodwinsfiresidewasnotoflongduration.IdonotknowwhoTommyTurnerwas.Mr.IretonwasprobablyWilliamAyrton，themusicalcritic，afriendandneighbouroftheBurneys，andlaterafriendoftheLambs，asweshallsee.

"ThealternatingWednesdays."TheLambsseemtohavegivenuptheirweeklyWednesdayevening，whichnowbecamefortnightly.Lateritwas:changedtoThursdayandmademonthly.

Mrs.ReynoldshadbeenaMissChambers.]

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