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MARYLAMBTOMRS.VINCENTNOVELLO

Newington，Monday.

[Springof1820.]

MydearFriend，—Sinceweheardofyoursadsorrow，youhavebeenperpetuallyinourthoughts;therefore，youmaywellimaginehowweleyourkindremembranceofitmustbe.Iknownothowenoughtothankyouforit.Youbidmewritealongletter;butmymindissopossessedwiththeideathatyoumustbeoccupiedwithoneonlythought，thatalltrivialmattersseemimpertinent.IhavejustbeenreadingagainMr.HuntsdeliciousEssay;whichIamsuremusthaveesohometoyourhearts，Ishallalwayslovehimforit.Ifeelthatitisallthatonecanthink，butwhichnonebuthecouldhavedonesoprettily.Mayhelosethememoryofhisownbabiesinseeingthemallgrowoldaroundhim!Togetherwiththerecollectionofyourdearbaby，theimageofalittlesisterIoncehadesasfreshintomymindasifIhadseenheraslately.Alittlecapwithwhitesatinribbon，grownyellowwithlongkeeping，andalockoflighthair，weretheonlyrelicsleftofher.Thesightofthemalwaysbroughtherpretty，fairfacetomyview，thattothisdayIseemtohaveaperfectrecollectionofherfeatures.Ilongtoseeyou，andIhopetodosoonTuesdayorWednesdayinnextweek.PercyStreet!Ilovetowritetheword;whatfortableideasitbringswithit!Wehavebeenpleasingourselveseversinceweheardthispieceofunexpectedgoodnewswiththeanticipationoffrequentdrop-invisits，andallthesocialfortofwhatseemsalmostnext-doorneighbourhood.

OursolitaryconfinementhasanswereditspurposeevenbetterthanIexpected.ItissomanyyearssinceIhavebeenoutoftownintheSpring，thatIscarcelyknewoftheexistenceofsuchaseason.Iseeeverydaysomenewflowerpeepingoutoftheground，andwatchitsgrowth;sothatIhaveasortofanintimatefriendshipwitheach.Iknowtheeffectofeverychangeofweatheruponthem—havelearnedalltheirnames，thedurationoftheirlives，andthewholeprogressoftheirdomesticeconomy.Mylandlady，anice，activeoldsoulthatwantsbutoneyearofeighty，andherdaughter，aratheragedyounggentlewoman，aretheonlylabourersinaprettylargegarden;foritisadoublehouse，andtwolongstripsofgroundarelaidintoone，wellstoredwithfruit-trees，whichwillbeinfullblossomtheweekafterIamgone，andflowers，asmanyascanbecrammedin，ofallsortsandkinds.Butflowersareflowersstill;andImustconfessIwouldratherliveinRussellStreetallmylife，andneversetmyfootbutontheLondonpavement，thanbedoomedalwaystoenjoythesilentpleasuresInowdo.Wegotobedattenoclock.Latehoursarelife-shorteningthings;butIwouldratherrunallrisks，andsiteverynight—atsomeplacesIcouldname—wishinginvainatelevenoclockfortheentranceofthesuppertray，thanbealwaysupandaliveateightoclockbreakfast，asIamhere.Wehaveaschemetoreconcilethesethings.Wehaveanofferofaverylow-rentedlodgingamilenearertownthanthis.Ournotionis，todivideourtime，inalternateweeks，betweenquietrestanddearLondonweariness.Wegiveananswerto-morrow;butwhatthatwillbe，atthispresentwriting，Iamunabletosay.Inthepresentstateofourundecidedopinion，averyheavyrainthatisnowfallingmayturnthescale."Dearrain，dogoaway，"andletushaveafinecheerfulsunsettoarguethematterfairlyin.Mybrotherwalkedseventeenmilesyesterdaybeforedinner.Andnotwithstandinghislongwalktoandfromtheoffice，wewalkeveryevening;butIbynomeansperforminthiswaysowellasIusedtodo.Atwelve-milewalkonehotSundaymorningmademyfeetblister，andtheyarehardlywellnow.Charlesisnotyetehome;buthebidme，withmanythanks，topresenthislovetoyouandallyours，toallwhomandtoeachindividually，andtoMr.Novelloinparticular，Ibegtoaddmine.Withthesincerestwishesforthehealthandhappinessofall，believeme，ever，dearMarySabilla，yourmostaffectionatefriend，

MARYANNLAMB.

[LeighHuntsessay"DeathsofLittleChildren"appearedinTheIndicatorforApril5，1820;itwassuggestedbythesamelossasthatwhichpromptedMaryLambsletter.

TheLambsatthistimewerestayingatMrs.Bedfords，ChurchStreet，

StokeNewington，asweknowfromanunpublishedletterfromMaryLambto

MissKelly，datedMarch27，1820.TothisletterIhavereferredinthe

Preface.ItstatesthatMaryLamb，whowasteachingMissKellyLatinat

thetime，hasherselftakentoFrenchintheevenings.]

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