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pays at Mr Crowther's: or my Brother pays at his Hosts. The first I
have known but have forgotten: the second I never knew. The third I
know. But that I be suffer'd to pay for my board I insist on as
a right: because such was our agreement. I also insist upon it
as a right that the sum you fix upon be such as you can vouch
upon your honour to be not less than what you believe yourself to
be out of pocket: making due allowance for my enormous appetite.
This I say I insist upon as a right: because that the Sum should
be adequate to what we should compute you might be out of pocket was
our agreement: and I am not now in an humour to give up my
rights. Compliment is out of the question. That I remember was the
period I proposed, and you acquiesced in. For a considerable time
before that period I dicted a great part of the week at your house.
With respect to that do as you please: you will please me either way.
I did so, because you expressed yourself two or three times displeased,
as it seemed to me, when I went away to dine at a time that I
was at work for you.
The Desk is paid for according to agreement by Thurloe's state
papers which I negligently enough have suffer'd to remain here
till this time: though they have been taken down and dusted for the
purpose of sending away for a considerable time: and orders actually
given about the carrying them before I saw your letter.
The two Guineas is not nor ever was your's unless you choose to
make it so. your right to do which certainly is what nobody can dispute. I gave it you; as you may remember upon trust: think —
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Jeremy Bentham |
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