Do you think you shall get hold of the

female

MS. you spoke of to day? if so, you will let me have a glimpse; but don't tell our

master

(not W's), or we shall be buffeted.

I was quite sorry to hear you say you stayed in town on my account, and I hope sincerely you did not mean so superfluous a piece of politeness.

Our

six

critiques!—they would have made half a

Quarterly