My dear sir,—Many, many thanks! I can assure you that kindness such as yours is not thrown away upon me, and is some consolation for the loss I experienced, while you were in London, and I was out of it—a loss I felt severely, for I like nothing half so much as to talk over old matters with an old friend.
Moore has not appeared among us this Spring—his first omission for many years. I suppose he is very anxious to proceed with his ‘History of Ireland.’
You are now in your beautiful country, and must always be very unwilling to leave it; but when you come this way again, I shall hope to be more fortunate, if I am still in this world.
