_would positively save enormously_ by my absence, _as only the
necessaries of life would be required_. Dressing would be next
to nothing, so to speak, and they'd be out of reach of the
temptations which London offers to those who love theatre
entertainments, lunches at pastrycooks', shows, and shopping.
Yes, emphatically, I repeat, "Why not live out of London?"
_But she won't._

Yours,

ONE IN A THOUSAND.


SIR,--"Why not live out of London?" Of course. I _do_ live
"out of London," and make a precious good living too out of
London. My friends the Butcher, the Baker, the Greengrocer
(not a very green grocer either), the Tailor, the Shoemaker,
&c., &c., all say the same as

Yours cheerily,

CHARLES CHEDDAR _(Cheesemonger)._


SIR,--I only wish everybody I don't want to see _in_ London
would live _out of it_. What a thrice blessed time August
would be then! Though indeed I infinitely appreciate small
mercies _now_. At all events, most people are away, my Club is
not closed, and I can enjoy myself pretty thoroughly.