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LETTER334

CHARLESLAMBTOSARAHHAZLITT

[Nodate.EarlyNovember，1823.]

DearMrs.H.，—SittingdowntowritealetterissuchapainfuloperationtoMary，thatyoumustacceptmeasherproxy.Youhaveseenourhouse.WhatInowtellyouisliterallytrue.YesterdayweekGeorgeDyercalleduponus，atoneoclock（brightnoonday）onhiswaytodinewithMrs.BarbauldatNewington.HesatwithMaryabouthalfanhour，andtookleave.Themaidsawhimgooutfromherkitchenwindow;butsuddenlylosingsightofhim，ranupinafrighttoMary.G.D.，insteadofkeepingtheslipthatleadstothegate，haddeliberately，staffinhand，inbroadopenday，marchedintotheNewRiver.Hehadnothisspectacleson，andyouknowhisabsence.Whohelpedhimout，theycanhardlytell;butbetweenemtheygothimout，drenchedthroandthro.Amobcollectedbythattimeandacpaniedhimin."SendfortheDoctor!"theysaid:andaone-eyedfellow，dirtyanddrunk，wasfetchedfromthePublicHouseattheend，whereitseemshelurks，forthesakeofpickingupwaterpractice，havingformerlyhadamedalfromtheHumaneSocietyforsomerescue.Byhisadvice，thepatientwasputbetweenblankets;andwhenIcamehomeatfourtodinner，IfoundG.D.a-bed，andraving，light-headedwiththebrandy-and-waterwhichthedoctorhadadministered.Hesung，laughed，whimpered，screamed，babbledofguardianangels，wouldgetupandgohome;butwekepthimtherebyforce;andbynextmorninghedepartedsobered，andseemstohavereceivednoinjury.Allmyfriendsareopen-mouthedabouthavingpalingbeforetheriver，butIcannotseethat，becausea..lunaticchoosestowalkintoariverwithhiseyesopenatmidday，Iamanythemorelikelytobedrownedinit，inghomeatmidnight.

IhadthehonourofdiningattheMansionHouseonThursdaylast，byspecialcardfromtheLordMayor，whoneversawmyface，norIhis;andallfrombeingawriterinamagazine!Thedinnercostly，servedonmassyplate，champagne，pines，&c.;forty-sevenpresent，amongwhomtheChairmanandtwootherdirectorsoftheIndiaCompany.Theresforyou!andgotawayprettysober!Quitesavedmycredit!

Wecontinuetolikeourhouseprodigiously.DoesMaryHazlittgoonwithhernovel，orhasshebegunanother?Iwouldnotdiscourageher，thowecontinuetothinkit（sofar）initspresentstatenotsaleable.

Ourkindremembrancestoherandhersandyouandyours.—

Yourstruly，C.LAMB.

IampleasedthatH.likedmylettertotheLaureate.

[Addressedto"Mrs.Hazlitt，Alphington，nearExeter."ThisletteristhefirstdraftoftheEliaessay"AmicusRedivivus，"whichwasprintedintheLondonMagazineinDecember，1823.GeorgeDyer，whowasthensixty-eight，hadbeengettingblindsteadilyforsomeyears.AvisittoLambscottageto-day，bearinginmindthattheribbonofgreenbetweenironrailingsthatextendsalongColebrookeRowwasatthattimeanopenstream，willmakethenatureofG.D.smisadventurequiteplain.

"MaryHazlitt"-thedaughterofJohnHazlitt，theessayistsbrother.

"IampleasedthatH.likedmylettertotheLaureate."Hazlittwrote，intheessay"OnthePleasuresofHating，""IthinkImustbefriendswithLambagain，sincehehaswrittenthatmagnanimousLettertoSouthey，andtoldhimapieceofhismind!"Coleridgealsoapprovedofit，andCrabbRobinsonspraisewasexcessive.

HereshouldeanotefromLambtoMrs.ShelleydatedNov.12，1823，sayingthatDyerwalkedintotheNewRiveronSundayweekatoneoclockwithhiseyesopen.]

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