LETTER609

letter609

charlesandmarylambtoh.f.cary

sept.12,1834.

"bycot'splessingwewillnotbeabsenceatthegrace."

dearc.,—welongtoseeyou,andhearaccountofyourperegrinations,ofthetunatheidelburg,theclockatstrasburg,thestatueatrotterdam,thedaintyrhenishandpoignantmosellewines,westphalianhams,andbotargoesofaltona.butperhapsyouhaveseennortastedanyofthesethings.

yours,verygladtoclaimyoubackagaintoyourpropercentre,booksandbibliothecae,

c.andm.lamb.

ihaveonlygotyournotejustnowpernegligentiamperiniquimoxoni.

[charlesandmarylambatthistimeweresupposedtodineatcary'sonthethirdwednesdayineverymonth.whentheplanwasestedbycary,lambwasfordeclining,butmarylambsaid,"ah,whenwewenttoedmonton,itoldcharlesthatsomethingwouldturnup,andsoitdid,yousee."]