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LETTER XXVII.

Your last letter gave me unusual satisfaction. Continue,
I beseech you, my son, to afford me the same gratification
every week. An account of your studies, and even
of your amusements, would at all times serve to amuse me,
at least—and must always be a subject of interest to me. I
am unable, to-day, to do more than express my wishes that
your time may pass both profitably and pleasantly; for, although
the fineness of the day has tempted me to take an
airing in a carriage, I do not feel at all the better for it. I
am glad to hear that you have, at last, received intelligence
of your parents and family, and beg you to remember me
to them all, when you write.

Greet the Doctor in my name, and tell him that I was
much concerned to see, by the papers, that he has lost the
locks of his fowling-piece, and shall be glad to hear that he
has found them again. My best regards, also, to Mrs. R.,
and tell her I hope my little friend Will is well, although I

am sorry to learn that I am likely to lose him as a neighbour.
Commend me to Hodijah, who, I hope, has not forgotten
me.

Adieu, my dear Theodore, and believe me, with the most
unfeigned regard,