“I had written thus far when I received your few lines of Wednesday last, and I feel myself very grateful for your attention. Poor Whitehead! how I feel for him; for, though prepared for the event, yet he was not without hopes that the house might have weathered the storm. His unbounded liberality to, and confidence in, his brother, added to the sudden withdrawing the Bath bank’s account, have caused the calamity, I fear he has not nerves to return. I wish to God, my friend, you and Mrs. B. could induce Mrs. W, to join us as soon as she can. Till she does, I cannot leave him. I do firmly believe I have saved his life: he is really wild at times, and I have no trifling task, I assure you, to amuse him.
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“May I entreat you, my friend, should you receive this in time, to take Gloster Place in your way from the Strand, and pass an hour or two with her. I have written to her by this post, but I know that sometimes foreign letters are rather tardy in their delivery westward. As far as I can be comfortable, away from my family, I am so, but it is painful the state of suspense; did I know to a certainty when Mrs. W. would arrive, I should be easy.* Mr. W. begs to be very kindly remembered to you.
“You talked of taking another trip to this country. I wish you could contrive to join us here.”
