comfortable piece of news! He tells me plainly that he finds you have no mind
to part with the horse, because you sent for him at the same time you sent him
my letter; so that I know not what must be done. It is a sad thing that
Stella must have her own horse, whether Parvisol will or no. So now to answer
your letter that I had three or four days ago. I am not now in bed, but am
come home by eight; and, it being warm, I write up. I never writ to the
Bishop of Killala, which, I suppose, was the reason he had not my letter. I
have not time, there is the short of it.--As fond as the Dean[14] is of my
letter, he has not written to me. I would only know whether Dean Bolton[15]
paid him the twenty pounds; and for the rest, he may kiss--And that you may
ask him, because I am in pain about it, that Dean Bolton is such a whipster.
'Tis the most obliging thing in the world in Dean Sterne to be so kind to you.
I believe he knows it will please me, and makes up, that way, his other
usage.[16] No, we have had none of your snow, but a little one morning; yet I
think it was great snow for an hour or so, but no longer. I had heard of Will
Crowe's[17] death before, but not the foolish circumstance that hastened his
end. No, I have taken care that Captain Pratt[18] shall not suffer by Lord
Anglesea's death.[19] I will try some contrivance to get a copy of my picture
from Jervas. I will make Sir Andrew Fountaine buy one as for himself, and I
will pay him again, and take it, that is, provided I have money to spare when
I leave this.--Poor John! is he gone? and Madam Parvisol[20] has been in town!
Humm. Why, Tighe[21] and I, when he comes, shall not take any notice of each
other; I would not do it much in this town, though we had not fallen out.--I
was to-day at Mr. Sterne's lodging: he was not within; and Mr. Leigh is not
come to town; but I will do Dingley's errand when I see him. What do I know
whether china be dear or no? I once took a fancy of resolving to grow mad for
it, but now it is off; I suppose I told you in some former letter. And so you
only want some salad-dishes, and plates, and etc. Yes, yes, you shall. I
suppose you have named as much as will cost five pounds.--Now to Stella's
little postscript; and I am almost crazed that you vex yourself for not