nd that he has come up with the express purpose
of making some settlement in regard to the property, on
account of your embarrassments. I need not tell you how
sorry I am that the state of your affairs should make this
necessary. Ralph goes up also to-morrow;--and though he
does not purpose to hunt you up, I hope that you may meet.
You know what I think of him, and how much I wish that you
two could be friends. He is as generous as the sun, and
as just as he is generous. Every Newton ought to make him
welcome as one of the family.

As to money, I do not know what may be the state of
your affairs. I only hear from him what he hears from
his father. Sooner than that you should endanger your
inheritance here I will make any sacrifice,--if there be
anything that I can do. You are welcome to sell my share
of the Holborn property, and you can pay me after my
uncle's death. I can get on very well with my living,
as it is not probable that I shall marry. At any rate,
understand that I should infinitely prefer to lose every
shilling of the London property to hearing that you had
imperilled your position here at Newton. I do not suppose
that what I have can go far;--but as far as it will go it
is at your service. You can show this letter to Sir Thomas
if you think fit.

I could say ever so much more, only that you will know
it all without my saying it. And I cannot bear that you
should think that I would preach sermons to you. Never
mind what I said before about the money that I wanted
then. I can do without it now. My uncle will pay for the
entire repair of the chancel out of his own pocket. Ever
so much must be left undone till more money comes in.
Money does come in from this quarter or from that, by
God's help. As for the church rates, of course I regret
them. But we have to take things in a lump, and it is
certainly the fact that we spend ten times as much on the
churches as was spent fifty years ago.

Your most affectionate brother,

GREGORY NEWTON.

The other letter was much shorter, and was addressed to Patience
Underwood;--

Newton Peele Parsonage, 4th August, 186--.

MY DEAR MISS UNDERWOOD,--

My cousin, Mr. Ralph Newton, of whom you have heard me
speak so often, is going up to London, and I have asked
him to call at Popham Villa, because I am desirous that so
very dear a f