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LETTER461

CHARLESLAMBTOJOHNRICKMAN

（Translation）

[PostmarkOct.3，1828.]

IhavebeenthinkingofsendingsomekindofananswerinLatintoyourveryelaborateletter，butsomethinghasariseneverydaytohinderme.TobeginwithourawkwardfriendM.B.hasbeenwithusforawhile，andeverydayandalldaywehavehadsuchalecture，youknowhowhestutters，onlegal，mind，nothingbutlegalnotices，thatIhavebeenafraidtheLatinIwanttowritemightproveratherbarbaro-forensicthanCiceronian.Heisswallowedup，bodyandsoul，inlaw;heeats，drinks，plays（atthecardtable）Law，nothingbutLaw.HeactsIgnoramusintheplaysothoroughly，thatyouwdswearthatintheinmostmarrowofhishead（isnotthistheproperanatomicalterm?）therehavehousedthemselvesnotdevilsbutpettifoggers，tobemuddlewiththeirnoisychatterhisownandhisfriendswits.Hebroughthere，twasallhisluggage，abook，FearnonContingentRemainders.Thisbookhehasreadsohard，andtakensuchinfinitepainstounderstand，thatthereadersbrainhasfewornoRemainderstocontinge.Enough，however，ofM.B.andhisluggage.Toebacktoyourclaimsuponme.Yourreturnjourney，withnotes，Ireadagainandagain，norhaveIdonewiththemyet.Youalwaysmakesomethingfreshoutofahackneyedtheme.Ourmilestones，yousay，bristlewithblunders，butImustshortlyexplainwhyIcannotplywithyourdirectionsherein.

SupposeIweretoconsultthelocalmagnatesaboutamatterofthiskind.—Ha!saysoneofourwaywardensorparishoverseers，—Whatbusinessisthisofyours?DoyouwanttodroptheLodgerandeoutasaHouseholder?—NowyoumustknowthatItookthishouseofmineatEnfield，byanobviousdomiciliaryfiction，inmySistersname，toavoidthebotherandtroubleofparishandvestrymeetings，andtoescapefindingmyselfonedayanoverseerorbig-wigofsomesort.Whatthenwdbemyreplytotheabovequestion?

LeisureIhavesecured:butofdignity，notatittle.Besides，totellyouthetruth，theaforesaidirregularitiesare，tomythinking，mostentertaining，andinfactverytouchingindeed.HereamI，quitofworldlyaffairsofeverykind;forifsuperannuationdoesnotmeanthat，whatdoesitmean?Theworldthen，being，asthesayingis，beyondmyken，andbeingmyselfentirelyremovedfromanyaccuratedistinctionsofspaceortime，thesemistakesinroad-measuredonotseriouslyoffendme.Forintheinfinitespaceoftheheavensabove（whichinthiscontractedsphereofmineIdesiretoimitatesofarasmaybe）whatneedisthereofmilestones?Localdistancehastodowithmortalaffairs.Inmywalksabroad，limitedthoughtheymustbe，Iamquiteatmyowndisposal，andonthataccountIhaveagoodwordforourEnfieldclockstoo.TheirhandsgenerallypointwithoutanyservilereferencetothisSunofourWorld，inhissub-Empyreanposition.Theystriketoojustasithappens，accordingtotheirownsweetwiles，—one—two—three—anythingtheylike，andthustome，amorefortunateWhittington，theypleasantlyannounce，thatTime，sofarasIamconcerned，isnomore.Hereyouhavemyreasonsfornotattendinginthismattertotherequestsofabusysubsolarsuchasyouare.

Furthermore，whenIreachthemilestonethatcountsfromtheHicks-Hallthatstandsnow，IownatoncetheAulicdignity，and，wereIagaol-bird，Ishouldshakeinmyshoes.WhenIreachthenextwhichcountsfromthesiteoftheoldHall，mythoughtsturntothefallengrandeurofthepile，andIreflectupontheperishableconditionofthemostimposingofhumanstructures.ThusIbanishfrommysoulallprideandarrogance，andwithsuchmeditationspurifymyheartfromdaytoday.AwayfarersuchasIam，maylearnfromVincentBourne，inwordsterserandneaterthananyofmine，theadvantagesofmilestonesproperlyarranged.Thelinesareattheendofalittlepoemofhis，calledMilestones—（DoyourememberitorshallIwriteitallout?）

HowwelltheMilestonesusedoththisexpress，

Whichmakethemiles[seem]moreandwayseemless.

Whatdoyoumeanbythis—Iamborrowinghandandstylefromthisyoungsterofmine—yourson，Itakeit.Thestylelooks，nayoncarefulinspectionbytheseoldeyes，ismostclearlyyourveryown，andthewritingtoo.EitherRsortheDevils.Iwilldeferyourexplanationtillournextmeeting—mayitbesoon.

MyLatinfailingme，asyoumayinferfromerasuresabove，thereisonlythistoadd.Farewell，andbesuretogiveMrs.Rickmanmykindremembrances.

C.LAMB.

Enfield，ChaseSide，4thOct.，1828.IcantputthisproperlyintoLatin.Dabam—whatisit?

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