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I could wish you would, if you can, get from Guy get the particulars of the actions W. is threatened
with. Who the persons are, and what the sums that are owing
to each. Who the Attorney's are if any that are employ'd, & whether
the actions (each of them) are begun or only threatn'd. I should then be prepared
to talk with W. as I certainly would if when he comes to
Town which according to what he told me of his intentions, must now
be soon. I should then be furnished with data from whence I
might judge of his sincerity and of the truth of the account he migh
give me of his affairs. The great object would be to get the writings. In
that not only the W. but the old lady and through her Mrs D. are concerned.
I have still £20 which in L.'s hands which upon such a pinch
I could command. Mrs D. This I look upon as being at my own disposal
because my Father does not know of it. Mrs D. might take
up as much upon the strength of Mr D.s permission instead of laying it out in dress & the &cs he so kindly recommend. This one
should hope might serve at any rate to set at least that matter
clear If upon interrogating W. I found that a fixed sum
within compass would be the means of saving him, I don't know
but I might be tempted to embrace Elmsly's proposal. if I might
even call upon Hemet, and as he professes to be a friend of W's
see whether I could bring him to contribute any thing with me for
such a purpose.
When your letter came I was just pleasing myself with the thoughts
of the success of the Battle scheme. It was only last night that I broke
the matter to Wilson; and after many objections and a violent repugnance
on his part at first had brought him to compliance. He grows gradually
better & better reconciled to it, & begins even to talk of it with
pleasure. I durst not communicate to him your letter: that would have
set him against it irrecoverably. If W. could hold together till then
36s a week for 5 months would be £36 of which we might advance him a considerable part at first coming, and upon the whole he
might probably (according to the difference you mention between Chatham
& Battle prices of things) put half of it in his pocket. All the while
I am myself living upon Wilson's charity, for I have not yet had courage
to speak to my Father, & if I were to stay till Doomsday he would not give me
a farthing till I did. If W's affairs are absolutely irrecoverable, matters must be arranged
as follows. P.D. must turn out. Mrs W. must come & live with her sister.
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Jeremy Bentham |
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