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LETTER69

CHARLESLAMBTOTHOMASMANNING

[P.M.Oct.16，1800.]

DearManning，—Hadyouwrittenoneweekbeforeyoudid，Icertainlyshouldhaveobeyedyourinjunction;youshouldhaveseenmebeforemyletter.Iwillexplaintoyoumysituation.Therearesixofusinonedepartment.Twoofus（withinthesefourdays）areconfinedwithseverefevers;andtwomore，whobelongtotheTowerMilitia，expecttohavemarchingordersonFriday.Nowsixareabsolutelynecessary.Ihavealreadyaskedandobtainedtwoyounghandstosupplythelossofthefeverites;and，withtheotherprospectbeforeme，youmaybelieveIcannotdecentlyaskleaveofabsenceformyself.AllIcanpromise（andIdopromisewiththesincerityofSaintPeter，andthecontritionofsinnerPeterifIfail）thatIwilletheveryfirstspareweek，andgonowheretillIhavebeenatCambridge.NomatterifyouareinastateofpupilagewhenIe;forIcanemploymyselfinCambridgeverypleasantlyinthemornings.Aretherenotlibraries，halls，colleges，books，pictures，statues?IwishtoGodyouhadmadeLondoninyourway.ThereisanexhibitionquiteunmoninEurope，whichcouldnothaveescapedyourgenius，—aliverattlesnake，tenfeetinlength，andthethicknessofabigleg.Iwenttoseeitlastnightbycandlelight.WewereusheredintoaroomverylittlebiggerthanoursatPentonville.Amanandwomanandfourboysliveinthisroom，jointtenantswithninesnakes，mostofthemsuchasnoremedyhasbeendiscoveredfortheirbite.Wewalkedintothemiddle，whichisformedbyahalf-moonofwiredboxes，allmansionsofsnakes，—whip-snakes，thunder-snakes，pig-nose-snakes，Americanvipers，andthismonster.Heliescurledupinfolds;andimmediatelyastrangerenters（forheisusedtothefamily，andseesthemplayatcards，）hesetuparattlelikeawatchmansinLondon，ornearasloud，andrearedupahead，fromthemidstofthesefolds，likeatoad，andshookhishead，andshowedeverysignasnakecanshowofirritation.Ihadthefoolishcuriositytostrikethewireswithmyfinger，andthedevilflewatmewithhistoad-mouthwideopen:theinsideofhismouthisquitewhite.Ihadgotmyfingeraway，norcouldhewellhavebitmewithhisdamndbigmouth，whichwouldhavebeencertaindeathinfiveminutes.Butitfrightenedmesomuch，thatIdidnotrecovermyvoiceforaminutesspace.Iforgot，inmyfear，thathewassecured.Youwouldhaveforgottoo，fortisincrediblehowsuchamonstercanbeconfinedinsmallgauzy-lookingwires.Idreamedofsnakesinthenight.Iwishtoheavenyoucouldseeit.Heabsolutelyswelledwithpassiontothebignessofalargethigh.Icouldnotretreatwithoutinfringingonanotherbox，andjustbehind，alittledevilnotaninchfrommyback，hadgothisnoseout，withsomedifficultyandpain，quitethroughthebars!Hewassoontaughtbettermanners.Allthesnakeswerecurious，andobjectsofterror:butthismonster，likeAaronsserpent，swalloweduptheimpressionoftherest.Heopenedhisdamndmouth，whenhemadeatme，aswideashisheadwasbroad.Ihallooedoutquiteloud，andfeltpainsallovermybodywiththefright.

IhavehadthefelicityofhearingGeorgeDyerreadoutonebookof"TheFarmersBoy."Ithoughtitratherchildish.Nodoubt，thereisoriginalityinit，（which，inyourself-taughtgeniuses，isamostrarequality，theygenerallygettingholdofsomebadmodelsinascarcityofbooks，andformingtheirtasteonthem，）butnoselection.Allisdescribed.

Mind，Ihaveonlyheardreadonebook.

Yourssincerely，

Philo-Snake，

C.L.

[TheFarmersBoy，byRobertBloomfield，waspublishedinMarch，1800，andwasimmenselypopular.OthercriticismsuponitbyLambwillbefoundinthiswork.

LambsvisittoCambridgewasdeferreduntilJanuary5，1801.]

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