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LETTER117

MARYLAMBTOSARAHSTODDART

[Nodate.?March，1804.]

MydearestSarah，—IwilljustwriteafewhastylinestosayColeridgeissettingoffsoonerthanweexpected;andIeverymomentexpecthimtocallinoneofhisgreathurrysforthis.Charlesintendedtowritebyhim，buthasnot:mostlikelyhewillsendaletterafterhimtoPortsmouth:ifhedoes，youwillcertainlyhearfromhimsoon.Werejoicedwithexceedingjoytohearofyoursafearrival:Ihopeyourbrotherwillreturnhomeinafewyearsaveryrichman.Seventypoundsinonefortnightisaprettybeginning—

IenvyyourbrotherthepleasureofseeingColeridgedropinunexpectedlyuponhim;wetalk—butitisbutwildandidletalk—offollowinghim:heistogetmybrothersomelittlesnugplaceofathousandayear，andwearetoleaveall，andeandliveamongye.Whataprettydrea

Coleridgeisveryill.Idreadthethoughtofhislongvoyage—writeassoonashearrives，whetherhedoesornot，andtellmehowheis.

Jamaicabodies…[wordsillegible].

HehasgotlettersofremendationtoGovernorBall，andGodknowswho;andhewilltalkandtalk，andbeuniversallyadmired.ButIwishtowriteforhimaletterofremendationtoMrs.Stoddart，andtoyourself，totakeuponye，onhisfirstarrival，tobekindaffectionatenurses;andmind，now，thatyouperformthisdutyfaithfully，andwritemeagoodaccountofyourself.Behavetohimasyouwouldtome，ortoCharles，ifwecamesickandunhappytoyou.

Ihavenonewstosendyou;Coleridgewilltellyouhowwearegoingon.Charleshaslostthenewspaper;butwhatwedreadedasanevilhasprovedagreatblessing，forwehavebothstrangelyrecoveredourhealthandspiritssincethishashappened;andIhope，whenIwritenext，IshallbeabletotellyouCharleshasbegunsomethingwhichwillproducealittlemoney;foritisnotwelltobeverypoor—whichwecertainlyareatthispresentwriting.

Isitwritinghere，andthinkingalmostyouwillseeittomorrow;andwhatalong，longtimeitwillbeereyoureceivethis—WhenIsawyourletter，Ifancydyouwereevenjusttheninthefirstbustleofanewreception，everymomentseeingnewfaces，andstaringatnewobjects，when，atthattime，everythinghadbeefamiliartoyou;andthestrangers，yournewdancingpartners，hadperhapsbeegossipingfiresidefriends.Youtellmeofyourgay，splendiddoings;tellme，likewise，whatmannerofhome-lifeyoulead—IsaquieteveninginaMaltesedrawingroomaspleasantasthosewehavepassedinMitreCourtandBellyard?—Tellmeallaboutit，everythingpleasant，andeverythingunpleasant，thatbefallsyou.

Iwantyoutosayagreatdealaboutyourself.Areyouhappy?anddoyounotrepentgoingout?IwishIcouldseeyouforonehouronly.

Remembermeaffectionatelytoyoursisterandbrother;andtellme，whenyouwrite，ifMrs.StoddartlikesMalta，andhowtheclimateagreeswithherandwiththee.

Weheardyouweretakenprisoners，andforseveraldaysbelievedthetale.

Howdidthepearls，andthefinecourtfinery，bearthefatiguesofthevoyage，andhowoftenhavetheybeenwornandadmired?

Rickmanwantstoknowifyouaregoingtobemarriedyet—satisfyhiminthatlittleparticularwhenyouwrite.

TheFenwickssendtheirlove，andMrs.Reynoldsherlove，andthelittleoldladyherbestrespects.

Mrs.Jefferies，whoIseenowandthen，talksofyouwithtearsinhereyes，and，whensheheardyouwastakenprisoner，Lord!howfrightenedshewas.Shehasheard，shetellsme，thatMr.Stoddartistohaveapensionoftwothousandayear，wheneverhechusestoreturntoEngland.

Godblessyou，andsendyouallmanneroffortsandhappinesses.

Yourmostaffectionatefriend，

MARYLAMB.

How-do?how-do?Notimetowrite.S.T.C.goingoffinagreathurry.CH.

LAMB.

[MissStoddartwasnowinMalta.GovernorBallwasSirAlexanderBall，towhomColeridgewastoactasprivatesecretaryandofwhomhewrotesomeyearslaterinTheFriend.

"Charleshaslostthenewspaper"—hisworkontheMorningPost.Lambs

principalperiodonthispaperhadbegunafterStuartsolditin

September，1803，anditlasteduntilFebruary，1804（seenotesinVol.

II.ofthisedition）.

"Weheardyouweretakenprisoners"—bytheFrench.

"Mrs.Reynolds"—Lambsoldschoolmistressandpensioner.Mrs.Jefferies

Idonotknow.]

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