yet to be done, which I made no doubt M r W. would dispatch

as soon as he could. He seemed rather uneasy at the question; to

which you see I could not return a mere favourable answer. She seemed not very well satisfied, &. I suppose

she would have questioned me more particularly, but he took

care she should not have an opportunity of speaking to me alone a

moment. I am apt to think that was partly the reason of his being

so long before he called upon me. I should have told you that

I called on them at their quarters this morning & staid with them

from 10 till 1/2 after 11.

M rs W. put me into rather an awkward situation. Her husband

comes to town promising either to be back or write by —

certain day - does neither - she writes to him - he takes no notice

of her letter. She writes to me in an agony letter upon

letter, begging me to make hue and cry after him

Monday March 17 th 1777 Linc. Inn.

I had written thus far when I was interrupted. It is no matter

You can supply the rest. Your letter is come to hand. I can write

no more at present.

There is a very short life of D. Hume come out, written

by himself. I have just been reading it — it will do service to the

cause.

I have just been reading an authentic account of the trial of John

the Painter with his confession which charges Silas Dean pointedly

with the procurement: but nobody else. Only a D r Bancroft

with the knowledge of the intention.

Adieu my dear Sam. Love to M rs D. I shall write again

probably e'er long.

The old Gentleman was with me this morning. He was asking

after you and wondering he had not heard from you. He complains

much of his Lungs; says they are sore: thinks it is the

Gout is got there: says he is afraid he is going to be in the same way

he was in last October: and that he is going to have an Asthma. He

says he would go to Bath as he has been advised, were it not that his affairs