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LETTER234

MARYLAMBTOSARAHHUTCHINSON

[Nodate.?Late1816.]

MydearMissHutchinson，Ihadintendedtowriteyoualongletter，butasmyfrankisdatedImustsenditoffwithabareacknowledgmentofthereceiptofyourkindletter.OnequestionImusthastilyaskyou.DoyouthinkMr.Wordsworthwouldhaveanyreluctancetowrite（stronglyremendingtotheirpatronage）toanyofhisrichfriendsinLondontosolicitemploymentforMissBethamasaMiniaturePainter?Ifyougivemehopesthathewillnotbeaversetodothis，IwillwritetoyoumorefullystatingtheinfinitegoodhewoulddobyperformingsoirksomeataskasIknowaskingfavourstobe.Inbrief，shehascontracteddebtsforprintingherbeautifulpoemof"Marie，"whichlikeallthingsoforiginalexcellencedoesnotsellatall.

Thesedebtshaveledtolittleaccidentsunbeingawomanandapoetesstosuffer.Retirementwithsuchshouldbevoluntary.

[CharlesLambadds:—]

TheBellrings.IjustsnatchthePenoutofmysistershandtofinishrapidly.Wordswth.maytellDeQthatMissBspriceforaVirginandChildisthreeguineas.

Yours（allofyou）ever

C.L.

["DeQ"—ThomasdeQuincey（1785-1859），the"opium-eater，"thenlivingatGrasmere.LambandDeQuinceyhadfirstmetin1804;butitwasnotuntil1821thattheybecamereallyintimate，whenLambintroducedhimtotheLondonMagazine.

MissBethampaintedminiatureportraits，amongothers，ofMrs.S.T.

ColeridgeandSaraColeridge.

HereshouldeanotetoWilliamAyrtondatedApril18，1817，thankinghimformuchpleasureat"DonGiovanni"（seenotetonextletter）.

Somewhenin1816shouldealetterfromLambtoLeighHuntonthepublicationofTheStoryofRimini，mentionedinLeighHuntsCorrespondence，ofwhichthisistheonlysentencethatispreserved:"ThethirdCantoisinparticularmyfavourite:wecongratulateyoumostsincerelyonthetrait[?taste]ofyourprisonfruit."]

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