the goodness of its wine.

I am getting a complete set of a certain distinguished author's works
prepared for a certain distinguished architect, which I hope he will
accept, as a slight, though very inadequate, etc. etc.; affectionate,
etc.; so heartily and kindly taking so much interest, etc. etc.

Love to Laetitia.
Ever affectionately.

[Sidenote: Mr. Henry Austin.]

BROADSTAIRS, KENT, _October 7th, 1851._

MY DEAR HENRY,

O! O! O! D---- the Pantechnicon. O!

I will be at Tavistock House at twelve on Saturday, and then will wait
for you until I see you. If we return together--as I hope we shall--our
express will start at half-past four, and we ought to dine (somewhere
about Temple Bar) at three.

The infamous ---- says the stoves shall be fixed to-morrow.

O! if this were to last long; the distraction of the new book, the
whirling of the story through one's mind, escorted by workmen, the
imbecility, the wild necessity of beginning to write, the not being able
to do so, the, O! I should go---- O!

Ever affectionately.

P.S.--None. I have torn it off.

[Sidenote: Miss Mary Boyle.]

BROADSTAIRS, KENT, _October 10th, 1851._

ON THE DEATH OF HER MOTHER.

MY DEAR MISS BOYLE,

Your remembrance at such a time--not thrown away upon me, trust me--is a
sufficient assurance that you know how truly I feel towards you, and
with what an earnest sympathy I must think of you now.

God be with you! There is indeed nothing terrible in such a death,
nothing that we would undo, nothing that we may remember otherwise than
with deeply thankful, though with softened hearts.

Kate sends you her affectionate love. I enclose a note from Georgina.
Pray give my kindest remembrances to your brother Cavendish, and believe
me now and ever,

Faithfully your Friend.

[Sidenote: Mr. Eeles.]

"HOUSEHOLD WORDS" OFFICE,
_Wednesday Evening, Oct. 22nd, 1851._

DEAR MR. EELES,

I send you the list I have made for the book-backs. I should like the
"History of a Short Chancery Suit" to come at the bottom of one recess,
and the "Catalogue of Statues of the Duke of Wellington" at the bottom
of the other. If you should want mor