The life and letters of Laurence Sterne . e punctually paid—andwith proper thanks ; and for this the wholeShandean family are ready to stand security.—Tis impossible to tell you how sorry I was thatmy affairs hurried me so quick through Paris,as to deprive me of seeing my old friend , and of the pleasure I proposed in beingmade known to his better half—but I have aprobability of seeing him this winter.—Adieu,dear Sir, and believe me, Most cordially yours, L. STERNE. Mrs. Sterne is going to Chalon, butyour letter will find her, I believe, at Avignon.—She is very poorly—and my daugh
The life and letters of Laurence Sterne . e punctually paid—andwith proper thanks ; and for this the wholeShandean family are ready to stand security.—Tis impossible to tell you how sorry I was thatmy affairs hurried me so quick through Paris,as to deprive me of seeing my old friend , and of the pleasure I proposed in beingmade known to his better half—but I have aprobability of seeing him this winter.—Adieu,dear Sir, and believe me, Most cordially yours, L. STERNE. Mrs. Sterne is going to Chalon, butyour letter will find her, I believe, at Avignon.—She is very poorly—and my daughter writes tome, with sad grief of heart, that she is worse. Laurence Sterne to Mr. S. COXWOULD, July 23, 1766. DEAR SIR, One might be led to think that there isa fatality regarding us—we make appointmentsto meet, and for these two years have not seeneach others face but twice—we must try, anddo better for the future.—Having sought you with more zeal, than C sought the Lord, in order to deliver you the books you bade me. Tin STEAM SHANDY. (See p. 80.)An illustration ly Jlf. A. fiookcr, from an early edition. 105 COXWOLD AND LONDON 10? purchase for you at Paris—I was forced to paycarriage for them from London down to York—but as I shall neither charge you the books northe carriage--tis not worth talking about.—Never man, my dear Sir, has had a more agree-able tour than your Yorick—and at present Iam in my peaceful retreat, writing the ninthvolume * of Tristram —I shall publish but onethis year, and the next I shall begin a new workof four volumes, which when finished, I shallcontinue Tristram with fresh spirit. What adifference of scene here ? But, with a disposi-tion to be happy, tis neither this place, nortother, that renders us the reverse.—In short,each mans happiness depends upon himself—he is a fool if he does not enjoy it. What are you about, dear S ? Give me some account of your pleasures—you had bettercome to me for a fortnight, and I w
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