The works of Charles and Mary Lamb . n reduced till we were at hopes end what to do—obliged to quit this house, and afraid to engage another, till inextremity I took the desperate resolve of kicking house and alldown, like Bunyans pack; and here we are in a new life at boardand lodging, with an honest couple our neighbours. We haveridded ourselves of the cares of dirty acres ; and the change, thoughof less than a week, has had the most beneficial effects on Maryalready. She looks two years and a half younger for it. But wehave had sore trials. God send us one happy meeting !—Yours faithfully,
The works of Charles and Mary Lamb . n reduced till we were at hopes end what to do—obliged to quit this house, and afraid to engage another, till inextremity I took the desperate resolve of kicking house and alldown, like Bunyans pack; and here we are in a new life at boardand lodging, with an honest couple our neighbours. We haveridded ourselves of the cares of dirty acres ; and the change, thoughof less than a week, has had the most beneficial effects on Maryalready. She looks two years and a half younger for it. But wehave had sore trials. God send us one happy meeting !—Yours faithfully, C. Lamb. Note [The question of etiquette. See the Summa Theologicce^Pars Tertia, Quest. XXX., Articulus II. It would be interestingto know whether Lamb remembered an earlier letter (see page 117)in which he had set Coleridge some similar nuts. In a new life. The Lambs moved next door, to the West-woods. The house, altered externally, still stands (1904) and isknown as Westwood Cottage. I give a drawing of the frontas it now is.]. VOL. VII.—54 818 LETTERS OF C. AND M. LAMB Nov. LETTER 471CHARLES LAMB TO VINCENT NOVELLO [ Probably Nov. lo, 1829.] Dear Fugue-ist, or hearst thou ratherContrapuntist— ? WE expect you four (as many as the Table will hold withoutsqueeging) at Mrs. Westwoods Table DHote on Thurs-day. You will find the White House shut up, and us moved underthe wing of the Phoenix, which gives us friendly refuge. Beds forguests, marry, we have none, but cleanly accomodings at the Crown& Horseshoe. Yours harmonically, C L. [Addressed: Vincentio (what Ho!) Novello, a Squire,66, Great Queen Street, Lincolns Inn Fields.] Note [The Phoenix. Mr. Westwood was agent for the PhoenixInsurance Company, and the badge of that office was probablyon the house.] LETTER 472CHARLES LAMB TO WALTER WILSON Enfield, 15th November, 1829. MY dear Wilson,—I have not opened a packet of unknown con-tents for many years, that gave me so much pleasure aswhen I disclosed your three volu
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