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sensible of the impropriety and indelicacy of publishing
private correspondence in which perhaps a degree of confidence
may have been reposed, to proceed upon mere
presumptions, and without some more express permission.
He will therefore wait for an answer till tomorrow
is over before he sends Mr Eden's note to the press.
He is however too sensible of the value of Mr
Eden's time at all junctures, but particularly the present,
to request an answer in either both events. Silence will be
taken for acquiescence. A single 'No' [(on the back of this note but it must be an
explicit one)] will answer ever purpose of refusal.

Mr Bentham, averse to the idea of taking Mr
Eden in any shape by surprose, encloses a copy of Mr
Eden's note. That he sends His finding a copy and not the original is
merely in order to save putting Mr Eden the trouble
of sending a message at all events. Mr Eden may at

Identifier: | JB/538/173/002"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 538.
Date_1	1778-03-28	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	538	Main Headings
Folio number	173	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
Recto/Verso		Page Numbering
Penner	Jeremy Bentham	Watermarks
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Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
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