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The Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush by William Makepeace Thackeray
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SIZES COURT, BUCKS."


To this affeckshnat letter his lordship replied, by return of
poast, as follos:--


"MY DEAR ALGERNON,--Your letter came safe to hand and I enclose you
the letter for Lord Bobtail as you desire. He is a kind man, and
has one of the best cooks in Europe.

"We were all charmed with your warm remembrances of us, not having
seen you for seven years. We cannot but be pleased at the family
affection which, in spite of time and absence, still clings so
fondly to home. It is a sad, selfish world, and very few who have
entered it can afford to keep those fresh feelings which you have,
my dear son.

"May you long retain them, is a fond father's earnest prayer. Be
sure, dear Algernon, that they will be through life your greatest
comfort, as well as your best worldly ally; consoling you in
misfortune, cheering you in depression, aiding and inspiring you to
exertion and success.

"I am sorry, truly sorry, that my account at Coutts's is so low,
just now, as to render a payment of your allowance for the present
impossible. I see by my book that I owe you now nine quarters, or
450L. Depend on it, my dear boy, that they shall be faithfully
paid over to you on the first opportunity.
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