“Dearest Being on Earth,—
“Pardon me if you do not see me till eleven o'clock, having met a schoolfellow from India, by whom I am to be informed on things this night which expressly concern your obedient husband,
“Rich. Steele.”
TO MRS. STEELE.
“Eight o'clock, Fountain Tavern,
“Oct. 22, 1707.
“My Dear,—
“I beg of you not to be uneasy; for I have done a great deal of business to-day very successfully, and wait an hour or two about my Gazette.”
“Dec. 22, 1707.
“My dear, dear Wife,—