a scribe, who is to serve it up in his own fashion, or whether I write
it myself. And now I come to consider it, I should be inclined to make
an additional charge for _not_ writing it myself, Not to take you and
your worthy firm of employers by surprise, I will make out beforehand
a supposititious bill, and then Messrs. TOWER & Co. can close with my
offer or not, as they please.

£. s. d.
To preparing (in special costume) to receive Interviewer,
for putting aside letters, refusing to see tradesmen, &c. 3 0 0
To receiving Interviewer, Photographer, and Artist, and
talking about nothing in particular for ten minutes. 5 0 0
To cigars and light refreshments all round. 10 6
To giving an account of my life and works generally
(this being the article itself). 20 0 0
To showing photographs, books, pictures, playbills, and
various curios in my collection. 5 0 0
To being photographed in several attitudes in the back
garden three times, and incurring the danger of catching
a severe cold. 3 0 0
(***_On the condition that I should sign all photos sold
inspect books, and receive_ 10 _per cent. of gross receipts._)
To allowing black-and-white Artist to make a sketch of my
study, also of myself. 0 0 0
(***_On the condition that only this one picture is to
be done, and that if sold separately, I must receive_
10 _per cent. of such sale._)
Luncheon, with champagne for the lot, at 15s. per head 2 5 0
Cigars and liqueurs. 0 10 0
For time occupied at luncheon in giving further details of