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LETTER184
MARYLAMBTOSARAHHAZLITT
November7th,1809.
MydearSarah—Thedear,quiet,lazy,deliciousmonthwespentwithyouisrememberedbymewithsuchregret,thatIfeelquitediscontent&Winterslow-sick.Iassureyou,Ineverpassedsuchapleasanttimeinthecountryinmylife,bothinthehouse&outofit,thecardplayingquarrels,andafewgaspingsforbreathafteryourswiftfootstepsupthehighhillsexcepted,andthosedrawbacksarenotunpleasantintherecollection.Wehavegotsomesaltbuttertomakeourtoastseemlikeyours,andwehavetriedtoeatmeatsuppers,butthatwouldnotdo,forweleftourappetitesbehindus;andthedryloaf,whichoffendedyou,nowesinatnightunacpanied;but,sorryamItoadd,itissoonfollowedbythepipeandtheginbottle.Wesmokedtheveryfirstnightofourarrival.
Greatnews!IhavejustbeeninterruptedbyMr.Daw,whoestotellmehewasyesterdayelectedaRoyalAcademician.Hesaidnoneofhisownfriendsvotedforhim;hegotitbystrangers,whowerepleasedwithhispictureofMrs.White.CharlessayshedoesnotbelieveNorthcoteevervotedfortheadmissionofanyone.Thoughaverycoldday,Dawwasinaprodigioussweat,forjoyathisgoodfortune.
Moregreatnews!mybeautifulgreencurtainswereputupyesterday,andallthedoorslistedwithgreenbaize,andfournewboardsputtothecoal-hole,andfasteninghaspsputtothewindow,andmydiedManningsilkcutout.
Yesterdaywasaneventfulday:foryesterdaytooMartinBurneywastobeexaminedbyLordEldon,previoustohisbeingadmittedasanAttorney;buthehasnotyetbeenheretoannouncehissuccess.
Icarriedthebaby-capstoMrs.[John]Hazlitt;shewasmuchpleased,andvastlythankful.Mr.[John]H.gotfifty-fourguineasatRochester,andhasnowseveralpicturesinhand.
Iamgoingtotellyouasecret,for——saysshewouldbesorrytohaveittalkedof.Onenight——camehomefromtheale-house,bringingwithhimagreat,rough,ill-lookingfellow,whomheintroducedto——asMr.Brown,agentlemanhehadhiredasamadkeeper,totakecareofhim,atfortypoundsayear,beingtenpoundsundertheusualpriceforkeepers,whichsumMr.Brownhadagreedtoremitoutofpurefriendship.Itwaswithgreatdifficulty,andbythreateningtocallintheaidofwatchmenandconstables,that——couldprevailonMr.Browntoleavethehouse.
WehadagoodchearfulmeetingonWednesday:muchtalkofWinterslow,itswoods&itsnicesunflowers.IdidnotsomuchlikePhillipsatWinterslow,asInowlikehimforhavingbeenwithusatWinterslow.Weroastedthelastofhisbeach,ofoilynutprolific,onFriday,attheCaptains.NurseisnowestablishedinParadise,aliastheIncurableWard[ofWestminsterHospital].Ihaveseenhersittinginmostsuperbstate,surroundedbyhersevenincurablepanions.Theycalleachotherladies.Nurselooksasifshewouldbeconsideredasthefirstladyintheward:onlyoneseemedat[all]liketorivalherindignity.
AmanintheIndiaHousehasresigned,bywhichCharleswillgettwentypoundsayear;andWhitehasprevailedonhimtowritesomemorelottery-puffs.Ifthatendsinsmoke,thetwentypoundsisasurecard,andhasmadeusveryjoyful.
Icontinueverywell,&returnyouverysincerethanksformygoodhealthandimprovedlooks,whichhavealmostmadeMrs.Godwindiewithenvy;shelongstoetoWinterslowasmuchasthespitefuleldersisterdidtogotothewellforagifttospitdiamonds—
JaneandIhaveagreedtoboilaroundofbeefforyoursuppers,whenyouetotownagain.She,Jane,broketwooftheHogarthglasseswhilewewereaway—whereatImadeagreatnoise.
Farewel.LovetoWilliam,andCharlessloveandgoodwishesforthespeedyarrivaloftheLifeofHolcroft,&thebearerthereof.
Yoursmostaffectionately,
M.LAMB.
Tuesday.
CharlestoldMrs.Godwin,Hazlitthadfoundawellinhisgarden,which,waterbeingscarceinyourcountry,wouldbringhimintwohundredayear;andshecameingreathastethenextmorningtoaskmeifitweretrue.Yourbrotherandhis&c.arequitewell.
[GeorgeDawehadjustbeenelectednotRoyalAcademicianbutAssociate.
HebecamefullR.A.in1814.
Mrs.WhitewasthewifeofAnthonyWhite,thesurgeon,whohadbeenapprenticedtoSirAnthonyCarlisle.
NorthcotewasJamesNorthcote,R.A.,whoseConversationsHazlittrecordedsomeyearslater.
MartinBurneynevermadeasuccessfullawyer.Hislifewasdestinedtobeunhappyandunprofitable,asweshallseelater.
"Iamgoingtotellyouasecret."Intheabsenceoftheoriginaltheseblankscannotbefilledin,noraretheyimportant.
"Lotterypuffs."Seenoteonpage340.
"Thespitefuleldersister."ThisstoryisinGrimm,Ithink.
"TheLifeofHolcroft."TheMemoirsofThomasHolcroft,begunbyHolcroftandfinishedbyHazlitt,althoughpletedin1810,wasnotpublisheduntil1816.
HereshouldealetterfromLambtoRobertLloyd,datedJanuary1,1810,thankinghimforaturkey.Lambmentionsthathis1809holidayhadbeenspentinWiltshire,wherehesawSalisburyCathedralandStonehenge.HeaddsthatColeridgesFriendisoccasionallysublime.Thiswasthelastletterofthecorrespondence.RobertLloyddiedonOctober26,1811.LambwroteintheGentlemansMagazineamemoirofhim,whichwillbefoundinVol.I.ofthisedition.]
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