JB/538/251/001

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Linc. Inn Oct.31. 1778.

What I told you in my last or last but one about
Davies's not being to be in town these 6 or 7 days proved a mistake.
About 12 o'clock in came my gentleman escorted by the two women
into my chambers. He had come to town the night before.
He landed at Nairnes, where La folle happen'd to be at the time.
She fell they say into a fit, not an hysteric but a fainting fit, and continued
insensible for half an hour. They had very near been taken
not above 16 leagues from Scilly. As to money matters, the account
he gave la folle is that over and above the £400 he is to give to
Mrs Accors he has got as much as will produce him an income of
full £300 a year besides his Bursership which produces 4 or
500 clear. They have taken lodgings at Flower's in Warwick Court
where La greffiere was once: for a few days they are to be at
James Street, where they have got the room above La Greffiere's.
La folle won't write to you, being vehemently in dudgeon, on account
of your having taken so little notice of here her of late.
In truth I rather wonder at it. She certainly is not worth your
taking so much notice of her as you have done, but that is no
reason why you should drop her altogether, especially in the present
conjunction of affairs. I told D. of my having told you I understo
of what I heard of his staying 6 or 7 days longer at Portsmouth;
and I said I thought it not altogether unlikely you might upon
hearing that have set out directly for that place in quest of
him.

I sent away my letter of last night in too great a hurry
to say every thing that I might have said if I had had more time
I did not begin to write the letter & greater part of it till just 11.

Deuce a bit of my hydraulic dispute did you ever tell
me a syllable about: however whatever it was I rejoice that you
came off with flying colours.

I directed my letter of yesterday simply to "Mr Bentham Plymouth Dock"

Identifier: | JB/538/251/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 538.
Date_1	1778-10-31	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	538	Main Headings
Folio number	251	Info in main headings field
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Penner	Jeremy Bentham	Watermarks
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