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15 versts from Petersbourg Augt 21t 1783. O.S.
I am at Sir James's country house where I came this morning on foot to
breakfast. As I walked about 35 versts yesterday and about 10 this morning,
I must stay here a little while to rest myself. Sir James is gone to
dine at Zanko Sells, Lady Harris is not well enough to come out of
her room & Miss Harris is occupied: all books are packed up, and
in short as I have no means of amusing myself anymore than
any kind of business to do, I set me down to write to you without
having any particular purpose in view. I can tell you nothing of
any importance about myself that has happened since the last
Courier set off, which was but 5 or 6 days ago, by whom I sent you
a packet.
I told you then that I was to see Besberotky on
Fryday last when I expected to have heard something more certain
respecting my establishment here: owing to an accident I did not
see him: but tomorrow I will go and dine with him, and to day
Sir James will see him and give him a spur.
Sir James and Miss Harris took leave of the Empress yesterday.
Lady Harris was not well enough to go out, but there are hopes
she will be able to set off from hence on Thursday next, the
day which Sir James has fixed on for his final departure.
I do hope you will get acquainted with Sir James, and above all that
some time or other you should go and spend some time with him at
the Hague. There is no man whom I know from whose acquaintance
I should imagine you would reap so much advantage. His character
or rather his talents are 'tis true is widely different from yours; but yet I think you might become
friends. of for from the
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Samuel Bentham |
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