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LETTER 39（第3页）

OldSteward.—Nothingimmediate;butsomeninemonthsafter，

YoungStephenWoodvilsuddenlyfellsick，

Andnonecouldtellwhataildhim:forhelay，

Andpind，andpind，thatallhishaircameoff;

Andhe，thatwasfull-fleshd，becameasthin

Asatwo-monthsbabethathathbeenstarvedinthenursing;—

Andsure，Ithink，

Heborehisillnesslikealittlechild，

Withsuchraresweetnessofdumbmelancholy

Hestrovetoclothehisagonyinsmiles，

Whichhewouldforceupinhispoor，palecheeks，

Likeill-timdgueststhathadnoproperbusinessthere;—

Andwhentheyaskdhimhisplaint，helaid

Hishanduponhishearttoshowtheplace

WhereSatancametohimanights，hesaid，

Andprickdhimwithapin.—

AndhereuponSirWaltercalldtomind

TheBeggarWitchthatstoodinthegateway，

Andbeggdanalms—

Margaret.—IdonotlovetocreditTalesofmagic.

Heavnsmusic，whichisorder，seemsunstrung;

Andthisbraveworld，

Creationsbeauteouswork，unbeautified，

Disorderd，marrd，wheresuchstrangethingsareacted.

ThisistheextractIbragdof，assuperiortothatIsentyoufromMarlow.Perhapsyousmile;butIshouldlikeyourremarksontheabove，asyouaredeeperwitch-readthanI.

[Thepassage"edinthisletter，withcertainalterations，becameafterwards"TheWitch，"adramaticsketchindependentof"JohnWoodvil."Bythephrase"withoutmutilation，"LambpossiblymeanstosuggestthatSoutheyshouldprintthissketchand"TheDyingLover"intheAnnualAnthology.Thatwasnot，however，done."TheWitch"wasfirstprintedintheWorks，1818.

HereshouldealetterfromLambtoRobertLloyd，postmarkedNovember20，1798，notavailableforthisedition.InthisletterLambsendsLloydtheextractfrom"TheWitch"thatwassenttoSouthey.]

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