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“TheWorksofCharlesandMaryLamb—Volume6（.shg.tw）”

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LETTER287

CHARLESLAMBTOMRS.JOHNLAMB

22May1822.

DearMrs.Lamb，AletterhasetoArnoldforMrs.Phillips，and，asIhavenotheraddress，Itakethismethodofsendingittoyou.ThatoldroguesnameisSherwood，asyouguessed，butasInamedtheshirtstohim，Ithinkhemusthavethem.Yourcharacterofhimmademealmostrepentofthebounty.

YoumustconsiderthisletterasMarys—forwritinglettersissuchatroubleandputshertosuchtwitters（familymodesty，youknow;itisthewaywithme，butItrytogetoverit）thatinpityIoffertodoitforher.—

WeholdourintentionofseeingFrance，butexpecttoseeyouherefirst，aswedonotgotillthe20thofnextmonth.AsteamboatgoestoDieppe，Isee.—

Christiehasnotsenttome，andIsupposeisinnohurrytosettletheaccount.Ithinkinadayortwo（ifIdonothearfromyoutothecontrary）Ishallrefreshhismemory.

IamsorryImadeyoupayfortwoLetters.IPeatedit，andre-peatedit.

MissWrightismarried，andIamahamperinherdebt，whichIhopewillnownotberemembered.Sheisingreatgoodhumour，Ihear，andyetoutofspirits.

WhereshallIgetsuchfullflavordGenevaagain?

OldMr.Henshawdiedlastnightpreciselyat12past11.—HehasbeenopendbydesireofMrs.McKenna;and，wherehisheartshouldhavebeen，wasfoundastone.PoorArnoldisinconsolable;and，nothavingshavedsince，looksdeplorable.

WithourkindremembrancestoCarolineandyourfriends

WeremainyoursaffectionalyC.L.ANDM.LAMB.

[Occupyingtheentiremarginuptheleft-handsideoftheletteris，inMaryLambshand:—]

Ithankyouforyourkindletter，andoweyouoneinreturn，butCharlesisinsuchahurrytosendthistobefranked.

Youraffectionatesister

M.LAMB.

[Ontheright-handmargin，besidetheparagraphaboutMr.Henshaw，iswritteninthesamehand，underlined:—]

Heisnotdead.

[JohnLambswidowhadbeenaMrs.Dowden，withanunmarrieddaughter，probablytheCarolinereferredto.Thelettertreatsoffamilymatterswhichcouldnotnowbeexplainedevenifitwereworthwhile.TheLambswerearrangingavisittoVersailles，totheKenneys.Mr.HenshawwasLambsgodfather，agunsmith.]