LETTER 544

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“TheWorksofCharlesandMaryLamb—Volume6（.shg.tw）”

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LETTER544

CHARLESLAMBTOJOHNFORSTER

[LateApril，1832.]

Onedayinmylife

Doe.C.L.

IhaveplacedpoorMaryatEdmonton—

IshallbeverygladtoseetheHunchBackandStraitbackthe1stEvengtheycane.Iamverypoorlyindeed.Ihavebeencruellythrownout.Comeanddontletmedrinktoomuch.IdrankmoreyesterdaythanIeverdidanyonedayinmylife.

C.L.

Doe.

CannotyourSistereandtakeahalfbed—orawholeone?Which，alas，wehavetospare.

[MaryLambwouldhavebeentakentoWaldenHouse，Edmonton，wherementalpatientswerereceived.AyearlatertheLambsmovedtherealtogether.

TheHunchbackwouldbeKnowles;theStraitbackIdonotrecognise.

JohnForster（1812-1876），whomwenowmeetforthefirsttime，oneofLambslastnewfriends，wastheauthor，later，ofLivesoftheStatesmenoftheCommonwealthandtheLivesalsoofGoldsmithandofLandorandDickens，whoseclosefriendhewas.HisLifeofPym，whichwasinVol.II.oftheStatesman，didnotappearuntil1837，butIassumethathehadriddenthehobbyforsomeyears.]

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