thefe three weeks at Scarborough-the pleasures of which I found fomewhat more exalted than thofe of Bagnieres laft year. I am now returned to my Philofophical Hut to finish Triftram, which I calculate will be ready for the world about Chriftmas, at which time. I decamp from hence, and fix my headquarters at London for the winter-unlefs my cough pushes me forwards to your Metropolis-or that I can perfuade fome gros my Lord to take a trip to you -I'll try if I can make him relish the joys of the Tuilleries, Opera Comique, &c. I had this week a letter from Mrs. Sterne from Montauban, in which she tells me fhe has occafion for fifty pounds immediately-Will you fend an order to your corefpondent at Montauban to pay her fo much cash-and I will in three weeks fend as much to Becket-But as her purfe is low, for God's fake write directly. Now you must do fomething equally effential-to rectify a mistake in the mind of your correfpondent there, who it feems gave her a hint not long ago, "that he was feparated from me for life."-Now as this is not true in the first place, and may give a disadvantageous impreffion of her to those she lives amongst 'twould be unmerciful to let her, or my daughter, fuffer by it ;-fo do be fo good as to undeceive him-for in a year or two fhe proposes (and indeed I expect it with impatience from her) to rejoin me and tell them I have all the confidence in the world fhe will not spend more than I can afford, and I only mentioned two hundred guineas a year -because 'twas right to name fome certain fum, for which I begged you to give her credit.-I write to you of all my most intimate concerns, as to a brother; so excuse me, dear Foley, Gop bless you-Believe me Yours affectionately, L. STERNE, Compliments to Mr. Panchaud, D'Holbach, &c. LETTER LII. TO THE SAME. York, November 11, 1764. I MY DEAR ERIEND, SENT ten days ago, a bank bill of thirty pounds to Mr. Becket, and this post one of fixty-When I get to London, which will be in five weeks, you will receive what fhall always keep you in bank for Mrs. Sterne; in the mean time I have defired Becket to fend you fourfcore pounds, and if my wife, before I get to London, should have occafion for fifty louis, let her not wait a minute, and if I have not paid it, a week or a fortnight I know will break no fquares with a good and worthy friend. I will contrive to fend you these two new volumes of Triftram, as foon as ever I get them from the prefs.-You will read as odd a tour through France as ever was projected or executed by traveller, or travel-writers, fince the world began-'Tis a laughing goodtempered fatire againft travelling (as puppies travel)-Panchaud will enjoy it -I am quite civil to your Parisians—et pour caufe you know-'tis likely I may fee them in fpring-Is it poffible for you to get me over a copy of my picture any how? If fo, I would write to MademoiTelle N to make as good a copy. from it as fhe poffibly could-with a view to do her fervice here-and I would remit her the price-I really believe it would be the parent of a dozen portraits to her, if the executes it with the fpirit of the original in your hands-for it will be seen by many-and as my phiz is as remarkable as myfelf, if fhe preferves the true character of both, it will do her honour and fervice too. -Write me a line about this, and tell me you are well and happy-Will you present my kind refpects to the worthy Baron-I fhall fend him one of the beft impreffions 153 My of my picture from Mr. Reynolds's another to Monfieur love to Mr. Sn and Pd. I am most truly yours, Is a church militant week with me, full of marches, and countermarches-and treaties about Stillington common, which we are going to inclofe -otherwise I would have obeyed your fummons-and yet I could not well have done it this week neither, having received a letter from C-, who has been very ill; and is coming down to stay a week or ten days with me-Now I know he is ambitious of being better acquainted with you; and longs from his foul for a fight of you in your own castle.-I cannot do otherwife than bring him with |