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and this not above once or twice a week now & then I have them by the day and
then run about the town the whole day for this I give 2 roubles. To Sir James Harris's
unless when there is much company or bad weather I walk and contrive to save the
repute notwithstanding the great aversion every class of people here has to the idea
of walking.
You tell me, Sir, that I used to make use of Shifts and undergo
some hardship from oeconomy: believe me that never so much as now though
perhaps never with so good a will and so great a necessity. Coarse bread black
and sower
with sometimes milk and sometimes water was my food greatest
part of my journey not because I could not get other but really because I would
not be at the expense of it. In a bed I did not sleep during my journey except
while I was at my friend the Count Chadthievicz's neither have I since my
return. A Sofa on which I sit with a great table before me in the day
time serves me as bed at night. The same cloak which served me so well
on my journey serves me now as sheets and blankets. Apples and bread is my
food when I stay at home indeed I may fare princely if I will bestow time
and trouble to go out for it.
As to my expectations they are at least as great
as ever. The man whom you think I depend most on is so out of favour that
he can do nothing besides indeed he very little deserves that outward appearance of favour
which he as yet enjoys. My business is with a greater than he of whom we will say
nothing about the deserts only Sir James in whom I depend seems as much as ever
disposed to do my business but I hope soon but he told me at first it was not to be done
immediately. Be not Sir uneasy let me intreat you I have great expectations here
and in case of not including here others more certain elsewhere. I cannot speak of this in
this letter. Let me beg of you Sir never to write anything about people here
it is impossible that y such suggestions can be of any use to me and the mention
of the names can only hurt me. All letters are opened.
Let me also beg you, Sir, not to say anything in England about any persons with whom
I am now concerned here particularly nothing about Sir James patronage.
The least you say about me the better. Say only every body is very friendly and very
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