The life and letters of James Wolfe . t be applied. I am alittle surprised at this second appearance, as my way of livinghas been of late an example of regularity; I have never drank,and do upon all occasions abstain from strong food ; and ingeneral eat very moderately, so that there must have been in myconstitution a strong propensity to that disorder; all mankindmore or less have the seeds of it in their blood, and it discoversitself, I suppose, in proportion to the encouragement it meetswith; though this seems to be contradicted in me; to removeall apprehensions on your side, I must acquain
The life and letters of James Wolfe . t be applied. I am alittle surprised at this second appearance, as my way of livinghas been of late an example of regularity; I have never drank,and do upon all occasions abstain from strong food ; and ingeneral eat very moderately, so that there must have been in myconstitution a strong propensity to that disorder; all mankindmore or less have the seeds of it in their blood, and it discoversitself, I suppose, in proportion to the encouragement it meetswith; though this seems to be contradicted in me; to removeall apprehensions on your side, I must acquaint you, that it neverhas or does, break out, anywhere but upon my hands, a part theleast affected by most other distempers. I heartily wish youwell and hope to hear soon that you are am, dear Madam, Your most obedient and affectionate son J. Wolfe. Although a great deal of correspondence had passed betweenLord Bury and his Lieutenant-Colonel in the Highlands, yet theformer had not yet visited the regiment. Wolfe was snatching a \. HEN in ETTA WOLFEFrom the -portrait h^i HmUon at Squcrri/es Court LORD BURY 129 brief holiday in the country when he had word that the newcolonel was coming to Perth. He, therefore, returned to thatcity towards the end of June, and got the regiment into conditionfor inspection. Bury was a man of fashion, and by no meansinclined to waste much time in such a God-forsaken spot as theHighlands. Three weeks sufficed for him to leave London, reviewhis regiment, look in at Stirling, Perth and Fort Augustus, andreturn. He found, as he expected, that he had a good man to takethe work off his hands, and was by no means inclined to listensympathetically to Wolfes cherished plan of a long furlough orone which could take place immediately. There was a great dealof regimental labour in getting the men properly equipped, andAugust and September and October wore away and found him stillat Perth and its neighbourhood, dreaming of perfecting his mili-tary education
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