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“TheWorksofCharlesandMaryLamb—Volume5（.shg.tw）”

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MARYLAMBTOMATILDABETHAM

[Nodate.?Latesummer，1815.]

MydearMissBetham，—Mybrotherandmyselfreturnyouathousandthanksforyourkindmunication.Wehavereadyourpoemmanytimesoverwithincreasedinterest，andverymuchwishtoseeyoutotellyouhowhighlywehavebeenpleasedwithit.Maywebegonefavour?—Ikeepthemanuscriptinthehopethatyouwillgrantit.Itisthat，eithernoworwhenthewholepoemispleted，youwillreaditoverwithus.WhenIsaywithus，ofcourseImeanCharles.Iknowthatyouhavemanyjudiciousfriends，butIhavesooftenknownmybrotherspyouterrorsinamanuscriptwhichhaspassedthroughmanyjudicioushands，thatIshallnotbeeasyifyoudonotpermithimtolookyourscarefullythroughwithyou;andalsoyoumustallowhimtocorrectthepressforyou.

IfIknewwheretofindyouIwouldcalluponyou.ShouldyoufeelnervousattheideaofmeetingCharlesinthecapacityofaseverecensor，givemealine，andIwilletoyouanywhere，andconvinceyouinfiveminutesthatheiseventimid，stammers，andcanscarcelyspeakformodestyandfearofgivingpainwhenhefindshimselfplacedinthatkindofoffice.ShallIappointatimetoseeyouherewhenheisfromhome?Iwillsendhimoutanytimeyouwillname;indeed，Iamalwaysnaturallyalonetillfouroclock.Ifyouarenervousabouting，rememberIamequallysoaboutthelibertyIhavetaken，andshallbetillwemeetandlaughoffourmutualfears.

Yoursmostaffectionately

M.LAMB.

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