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“TheWorksofCharlesandMaryLamb—Volume6（.shg.tw）”

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LETTER611

CHARLESLAMBTOH.F.CARY

[Oct.18，1834.]

DearSir，—Theunboundedrangeofmunificencepresentedtomychoicestaggersme.Whatcantwentyvotesdoforonehundredandtwowidows?Icastmyeyeshopelessamongtheviduage.N.B.—Southeymightbeashamedofhimselftolethisagedmotherstandatthetopofthelist，withhis￡100ayearandbuttofsack.SometimesIsighoverNo.12，Mrs.Carve-ill，somepoorrelationofmine，nodoubt.No.15hasmywishes;butthensheisaWelshone.IhaveRuthuponNo.21.IdtughardforNo.24.No.25isananomaly:therecanbenoMrs.Hogg.No.34ensnaresme.No.73shouldnothavemetsofoolishaperson.No.92maybobitasshelikes;butshecatchesnocherryofme.SoIhaveevenfixedathap-hazard，asyoullsee.

Yours，everythirdWednesday，

C.L.

[TalfourdstatesthatthenoteisinanswertoaletterenclosingalistofcandidatesforaWidowsFundSociety，forwhichhewasentitledtovote.AMrs.Southeyheadedthelist.

Here，accordingtoMr.Hazlittsdating，shouldeanotefromLambtoMrs.RandalNorris，belongingtoNovember，inwhichLambsaysthathefoundMaryonhisreturnnoworseandsheisnownobetter.Hesendsallhisnonsensethathecanscrapetogetherandhopestheyoungladieswilllike"

Amwell"

（Mrs.LeicestersSchool）.]