“You have already smote me on one cheek, and I now, in the true spirit of scriptural precept, offer you the other. In other and more profane words, you have used me shamefully. You promised to come to our races: I kept a room for you until the second day after they had begun, altho’ beds were as scarce as honest men; yet you neither came nor sent me word that you had altered your mind. You —— but I had better stop, or I shall work myself up into that vindictive spirit which you deprecate.
“Now for a proof of my forgiving disposition. I not
only shall meet you at Croxteth in perfect amity, but shall be happy to take
you there, if my time suits your convenience. I am to be at Croxteth on Friday
next, and sleep at Skipton on Thursday night. Skipton, I fancy, is about 15
miles from Farnley, and if you will join me there on Friday morning, I will
carry you and your luggage safely to Croxteth. You must, however, break your
usual rule, and let me know whether this offer suits you or not. . . .
Don’t talk to me about politics—I have done with them. If you
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