16. This morning early I went in a chair, and Patrick before it, to Mr.
Harley, to give him another copy of my memorial, as he desired; but he was
full of business, going to the Queen, and I could not see him; but he desired
I would send up the paper, and excused himself upon his hurry. I was a little
baulked; but they tell me it is nothing. I shall judge by next visit. I
tipped his porter with half a crown; and so I am well there for a time at
least. I dined at Stratford's in the City, and had Burgundy and Tokay: came
back afoot like a scoundrel: then went with Mr. Addison and supped with Lord
Mountjoy, which made me sick all night. I forgot that I bought six pounds of
chocolate for Stella, and a little wooden box; and I have a great piece of
Brazil tobacco for Dingley,[38] and a bottle of palsy-water[39] for Stella:
all which, with the two handkerchiefs that Mr. Sterne has bought, and you must
pay him for, will be put in the box, directed to Mrs. Curry's, and sent by Dr.
Hawkshaw,[40] whom I have not seen; but Sterne has undertaken it. The
chocolate is a present, madam, for Stella. Don't read this, you little rogue,
with your little eyes; but give it to Dingley, pray now; and I will write as
plain as the skies: and let Dingley write Stella's part, and Stella dictate
to her, when she apprehends her eyes, etc.

17. This letter should have gone this post, if I had not been taken up with
business, and two nights being late out; so it must stay till Thursday. I
dined to-day with your Mr. Sterne,[41] by invitation, and drank Irish
wine;[42] but, before we parted, there came in the prince of puppies, Colonel
Edgworth;[43] so I went away. This day came out the Tatler, made up wholly of
my "Shower," and a preface to it. They say it is the best thing I ever writ,
and I think so too. I suppose the Bishop of Clogher will show it you. Pray
tell me how you like it. Tooke is going on with my Miscellany.[44] I'd give a
penny the letter to the Bishop of Killaloe[45] was in it: 'twould do him
honour. Could not you contrive to say, you hear they are printing my things