LETTER142

letter142

charleslambtothomasmanning

[p.m.nov.15,1805.]

dearmanning,—certainlyyoucouldnothavecalledatallhoursfromtwotillten,forwehavebeenonlyoutofaneveningmondayandtuesdayinthisweek.butifyouthinkyouhave,yourthoughtshallgoforthedeed.wedidprayforyouonwednesdaynight.oystersunusuallyluscious—pearlsofextraordinarymagnitudefoundinthem.ihavemadebraceletsofthem—giventheminclusterstoladies.lastnightwewentoutindespite,becauseyouwerenotcomeatyourhour.

thisnightweshallbeathome,soshallwecertainlybothsunday,monday,tuesday,andwednesday.takeyourchoice,mindidon'tsayofone,butchoosewhicheveningyouwillnot,andcometheotherfour.doorsopenatfiveo'clock.shellsforcedaboutnine.everygentlemansmokesornotashepleases.o!iforgot,bringthe£10,forfearyoushouldloseit.

c.l.

[hereshouldcomealetterfrommarylambtomrs.clarkson,dateddecember25,1805,printedbymr.macdonald.itstatesthatlambhasbeenlatterlyinindifferenthealth,andisunimportant.]