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Monday 19th Fetcham Sunday Aug: 18:th 1776
You have received I suppose a letter I wrote you
yesterday just as I was setting out from London. Upon
my arrival here I was surprized with one from you.
Yes come by all means my dear Sam, as soon as
you can make it convenient. You say nothing about
the subject upon which you wish to consult me & "the
"calm Wilson". I suppose it is the affair between Q.S.P.
and you. In that head I hope what I said to you
in my last will afford you some satisfaction. Let
me know if you can before you come: unless you
should come so soon as to leave no time for it.
I am tolerably composed, thanks to Wilson's nursing
I may call it, to whom I have been lending a willing
ear while he has been endeavouring to persuade
that the complection of the affair is not so bad as I
at first apprehended. To be sure I did write 5 sheets
and a poem brim full of a sort of stuff which if
not downright love (since the word "love" was not mentioned
in it) was to my understanding scarcely to
Wilson's not at all distinguishable from it. To have
this and the other letter called "obliging favours", and
not to be forbidden the house, and to have an answer
in pursuance of my entreaties, and to have hopes
that the Melon proved good was somthing: it certainly
might have been worse. Last night I scarce closed
my eyes. To night however I hope to sleep as usuall.
My endeavour will be to plunge into Metaphysics as deep as
possible. Wilson has been the best man alive to me. As I
could not bear to stay any longer in town he tore
himself away from one of the oldest & dearest friends he
has whom he had not seen nor will see again for years
to come and bear me company. I forget whether I told
you that he came went to town at the same
with me. To see that friend was his errand.
As to Pownall's prejudices you know my sentiments. already: if you persevere in disregarding them, I can
not say a syllable to Q.S.P. or any body else in your justification.

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Date_1	1776-08-18	Marginal Summary Numbering
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