Bishop of Clogher smoke[5] it if he can. Well, I'll write to the Bishop of
Killala; but you might have told him how sudden and unexpected my journey was
though. Deuce take Lady S---; and if I know D---y, he is a rawboned-faced
fellow, not handsome, nor visibly so young as you say: she sacrifices two
thousand pounds a year, and keeps only six hundred. Well, you have had all my
land journey in my second letter, and so much for that. So, you have got into
Presto's lodgings; very fine, truly! We have had a fortnight of the most
glorious weather on earth, and still continues: I hope you have made the best
of it. Ballygall[6] will be a pure[7] good place for air, if Mrs. Ashe makes
good her promise. Stella writes like an emperor: I am afraid it hurts your
eyes; take care of that pray, pray, Mrs. Stella. Can't you do what you will
with your own horse? Pray don't let that puppy Parvisol sell him. Patrick is
drunk about three times a week, and I bear it, and he has got the better of
me; but one of these days I will positively turn him off to the wide world,
when none of you are by to intercede for him.--Stuff--how can I get her
husband into the Charter-house? get a ---- into the Charter-house.--Write
constantly! Why, sirrah, don't I write every day, and sometimes twice a day
to MD? Now I have answered all your letter, and the rest must be as it can
be: send me my bill. Tell Mrs. Brent what I say of the Charter-house. I
think this enough for one night; and so farewell till this time to-morrow.

24. To-day I dined six miles out of town at Will Pate's, with Stratford,
Frankland, and the Molesworths,[8] and came home at night, and was weary and
lazy. I can say no more now, but good-night.

25. I was so lazy to-day that I dined at next door,[9] and have sat at home
since six, writing to the Bishop of Clogher, Dean Sterne, and Mr. Manley: the
last, because I am in fear for him about his place, and have sent him my
opinion, what I and his other friends here think he ought to do. I hope he
will take it well. My advice was, to keep as much in favour as possible with