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LETTER 71（第1页）

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LETTER71

CHARLESLAMBTOTHOMASMANNING

[P.M.Nov.28，1800.]

DearManning，—IhavereceivedaverykindinvitationfromLloydandSophiatogoandspendamonthwiththemattheLakes.Nowitfortunatelyhappens（whichissoseldomthecase!）thatIhavesparecashbyme，enoughtoanswertheexpensesofsolongajourney;andIamdeterminedtogetawayfromtheofficebysomemeans.Thepurposeofthisletteristorequestofyou（mydearfriend）thatyouwillnottakeitunkindifIdeclinemyproposedvisittoCambridgeforthepresent.PerhapsIshallbeabletotakeCambridgeinmyway，goingoring.Ineednotdescribetoyoutheexpectationswhichsuchanoneasmyself，pentupallmylifeinadirtycity，haveformedofatourtotheLakes.ConsiderGrasmere!Ambleside!Wordsworth!Coleridge!Ihopeyouwill.*Hills，woods，lakes，andmountains，totheeternaldevil.Iwilleatsnipeswiththee，ThomasManning.Onlyconfess，confess，abite.

P.S.Ithinkyounamedthe16th;butwasitnotmodestofLloydtosendsuchaninvitation!Itshowshisknowledgeofmoneyandtime.Iwouldbelothtothinkhemeant

"Ironicsatiresidelongsklented

Onmypoorpursie."—BURNS.

Formypart，withreferencetomyfriendsnorthward，ImustconfessthatIamnotromance-bitaboutNature.Theearth，andsea，andsky（whenallissaid）isbutasahousetodwellin.Iftheinmatesbecourteous，andgoodliquorsflowliketheconduitsatanoldcoronation;iftheycantalksensiblyandfeelproperly;Ihavenoneedtostandstaringuponthegildedlooking-glass（thatstrainedmyfriendspurse-stringsinthepurchase），norhisfive-shillingprintoverthemantelpieceofoldNabbsthecarrier（whichonlybetrayshisfalsetaste）.Justasimportanttome（inasense）isallthefurnitureofmyworld—eye-pampering，butsatisfiesnoheart.Streets，streets，streets，markets，theatres，churches，CoventGardens，shopssparklingwithprettyfacesofindustriousmilliners，neatsempstresses，ladiescheapening，gentlemenbehindcounterslying，authorsinthestreetwithspectacles，GeorgeDyers（youmayknowthembytheirgait），lampslitatnight，pastry-cooksandsilver-smithsshops，beautifulQuakersofPentonville，noiseofcoaches，drowsycryofmechanicwatchmanatnight，withbucksreelinghomedrunk;ifyouhappentowakeatmidnight，criesofFireandStopthief;innsofcourt，withtheirlearnedair，andhalls，andbutteries，justlikeCambridgecolleges;oldbook-stalls，JeremyTaylors，BurtonsonMelancholy，andReligioMedicisoneverystall.Thesearethypleasures，OLondonwith-the-many-sins.OCityaboundinginwhores，forthesemayKeswickandhergiantbroodgohang!

C.L.

[CharlesLloydhadjustsettledatOldBrathay，aboutthreemilesfrom

Ambleside.

ManningsreplytothisletterindicatesthatLambsstoryoftheinvitationtostaywithLloydwasahoax.Thefirstpage，endedwhereIhaveputthe*asterisk—asintheletter，toGutch.Manningwrites:"N.B.YourlakestorypletelytookmeintillIgottothe2dpage.Iwaspleasedtothinkyouweresorich，butIconfessratherwonderedhowyoushouldbeableconvenientlytotakesolongajourneythisinside-faretimeoftheyear."

Manningalsosays:"Icondole，withyou，Mr.Lamb，onthetragicfateofyourtragedie—Iwonderwhatfoolitwasthatreadit!Bythebye，youwoulddomeaveryverygreatfavourbylettingmehaveacopy.IfBeggarsmightbechusers，Ishouldasktohaveittranscribedpartlybyyouandpartlybyyoursister.IhaveadesiretopossesssomeofMaryshandwriting"（seeLetter79）.

"BeautifulQuakersofPentonville."ThisisalmostcertainlyareferencetoHesterSavory，theoriginalofLambspoem"Hester."ThewholepassageisthefirstofthreeeulogiesofLondonintheletters，allverysimilar.To"TheLondoner"weelater.]

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