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LETTER107

CHARLESLAMBTOS.T.COLERIDGE

April13th，1803.

MydearColeridge，—Thingshavegoneonbetterwithmesinceyouleftme.Iexpecttohavemyoldhousekeeperhomeagaininaweekortwo.Shehasmendedmostrapidly.MyhealthtoohasbeenbettersinceyoutookawaythatMonterocap.Ihaveleftoffcayennedeggsandsuchbolsterstodisfort.Therewasdeathinthatcap.Imischievouslywishedthatbysomeinauspiciousjoltthewholecontentsmightbeshaken，andthecoachsetonfire.Foryousaidtheyhadthatproperty.HowtheoldGentleman，whojoinedyouatGrantham，wouldhaveclappthishandstohisknees，andnotknowingbutitwasanimmediatevisitationofGodthatburnthim，howpiousitwouldhavemadehim;him，Imean，thatbroughttheInfluenzawithhim，andonlytookplacesforone—adamndoldsinner，hemusthaveknownwhathehadgotwithhim!However，Iwishthecapnoharmforthesakeoftheheaditfits，andcouldbecontenttoseeitdisfiguremyhealthysideboardagain.[Hereisaparagrapherased.]

Whatdoyouthinkofsmoking?Iwantyoursober，averagenoonopinionofit.IgenerallyameatingmydinneraboutthetimeIshoulddetermineit.[Anothersmallerasure.]

MorningisaGirl，andcantsmoke—shesnoevidenceonewayorother;andNightissoevidentlyboughtover，thathecantbeaveryuprightJudge.Maybethetruthis，thatonepipeiswholesome，twopipestoothsome，threepipesnoisome，fourpipesfulsome，fivepipesquarrelsome;andthatsthesumont.Butthatisdecidingratheruponrhymethanreason….Afterall，ourinstinctsmaybebest.Wine，Iamsure，good，mellow，generousPort，canhurtnobody，unlesstheytakeittoexcess，whichtheymayeasilyavoidiftheyobservetherulesoftemperance.

Blessyou，oldSophist，whonexttoHumanNaturetaughtmeallthecorruptionIwascapableofknowing—AndblessyourMonteroCap，andyourtrail（whichshalleafteryouwheneveryouappoint），andyourwifeandchildren—Pi-posespecially.

Whenshallwetwosmokeagain?LastnightIhadbeeninasadquandaryofspirits，inwhattheycalltheevening;butapipeandsomegenerousPort，andKingLear（beingalone），haditseffectsasaremonstrance.Iwenttobedpot-valiant.Bytheway，maynottheOglesofSomersetshireberemotelydescendedfromKingLear?

LovetoSara，andaskherwhatgownshemeansthatMaryhasgotofhers.

IknowofnonebutwhatwentwithMissWordsworthsthingsto

Wordsworth，andwaspaidforoutoftheirmoney.Ialludetoapart

whichImayhavereadimperfectlyinaletterofherstoyou.

C.L.

[ColeridgehadbeeninLondonearlyinAprilandhadstayedwithLambintheTemple.Fromthefollowinglettertohiswife，datedApril4，wegetlightonLambsallusiontohis"oldhousekeeper，"i.e.，MaryLamb，andherrapidmending:—

"IhadpurposednottospeakofMaryLamb，butIhadbetterwriteitthantellit.TheThursdaybeforelastshemetatRickmansaMr.Babb，anoldfriendandadmirerofhermother.Thenextdayshesmiledinanominousway;onSundayshetoldherbrotherthatshewasgettingbad，withgreatagony.OnTuesdaymorningshelaidholdofmewithviolentagitationandtalkedwildlyaboutGeorgeDyer.ItoldCharlestherewasnotamomenttolose;andIdidnotloseamoment，butwentforahackney-coachandtookhertotheprivatemad-houseatHugsden.Shewasquitecalm，andsaiditwasthebesttodoso.Butsheweptbitterlytwoorthreetimes，yetallinacalmway.Charlesiscuttotheheart."

Lambsfirstarticulatedoubtsastosmokingareexpressedinthisletter.Onemayperhapstakeinthisconnectionthepassageontobaccoandalcoholinthe"ConfessionsofaDrunkard"（seeVol.I.）.

"Monterocap"—arecollectionofTristramShandy.

TheOglesandKingLear（i.e.，leer）—merelyapun.]

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