Madam Dinglibus? Does not Stella say you have had my fifth, Goody Blunder?
You frighted me till I looked back. Well, this is enough for one night. Pray
give my humble service to Mrs. Stoyte and her sister, Kate is it, or
Sarah?[35] I have forgot her name, faith. I think I will even (and to Mrs.
Walls and the Archdeacon) send this to-morrow: no, faith, that will be in ten
days from the last. I will keep it till Saturday, though I write no more.
But what if a letter from MD should come in the meantime? Why then I would
only say, "Madam, I have received your sixth letter; your most humble servant
to command, Presto"; and so conclude. Well, now I will write and think a
little, and so to bed, and dream of MD.

9. I have my mouth full of water, and was going to spit it out, because I
reasoned with myself, how could I write when my mouth was full? Han't you
done things like that, reasoned wrong at first thinking? Well, I was to see
Mr. Lewis this morning, and am to dine a few days hence, as he tells me, with
Mr. Secretary St. John; and I must contrive to see Harley soon again, to
hasten this business from the Queen. I dined to-day at Lord Mountrath's,[36]
with Lord Mountjoy,[37] etc.; but the wine was not good, so I came away,
stayed at the Coffee-house till seven, then came home to my fire, the
maidenhead of my second half-bushel, and am now in bed at eleven, as usual.
'Tis mighty warm; yet I fear I should catch cold this wet weather, if I sat an
evening in my room after coming from warm places: and I must make much of
myself, because MD is not here to take care of Presto; and I am full of
business, writing, etc., and do not care for the Coffee-house; and so this
serves for all together, not to tell it you over and over, as silly people do;
but Presto is a wiser man, faith, than so, let me tell you, gentlewomen. See,
I am got to the third side; but, faith, I will not do that often; but I must
say something early to-day, till the letter is done, and on Saturday it shall
go; so I must leave something till to-morrow, till to-morrow and next day.