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mark of my respect, when you have first got it washed. You may show this to 

 the landlady, who will no doubt cause enquiry to be made of the waiters. 

 (Written outside the wrapper.) 

 As I have found the dirty handkerchief in a side pocket, I beg leave to 

 substitute a clean one for your acceptance. — W. P. 



From Dr. Henry. 



Manchester, October 5th, 1832. 



Dear Sir, — 



When I parted with you at Ambleside, I regretted that I was prevented 

 (by the limited remains of my finances, which I calculated would barely allow me 

 to discharge a small debt on the road and pay my expenses home,) from doing what 

 I then felt, and now on reflection still more strongly feel, to be an act of justice 

 towards you. You were kind enough to place the accompanying of me on my 

 several excursions on a purely gratuitous footing, but I cannot reconcile it to 

 myself to take advantage of your liberality, and beg that you will do me the great 

 favour of accepting the enclosed. I offer it by no means as a compensation for 

 your services, and I shall still hold myself indebted to you for a fund of valuable 

 information, much of which I could not without your assistance have obtained at 

 all, and the rest of which, if I had been left to myself, must have been purchased 

 at a much greater cost of time and labour. By your kindness I was put in posses- 

 sion of knowledge on the soundness and accuracy of which I can fully rely, not 

 without a great sacrifice of your time, and on some occasions not without personal 

 fatigue, which I felt concerned that you should encounter. 



I should have written sooner, but have only just been able to procure a frank. 

 You will favour me with a single line that I may know this reaches you. 

 Believe me, dear Sir, yours obliged, 



William Henry. 



P.S.— Mr. Dalton desires his best regards. He is quite well. Please to tell 

 Mr. Wright that Mr. Gilbertson, druggist, of Preston, is still living. Will you 

 allow me to trespass upon you for a shilling to the letter carrier whom I forgot. 



Among the many letters addressed to Otley as a guide and collector, 

 there are some asking for flowers, there are others for information about 

 such matters as mineral veins, water, soil, the names of mountains (from 

 Lieut. Murphy of the Ordnance Survey), the floating island (correspond- 

 ence with Dr. Dalton), cleavage of the rocks (from Professor Phillips), 

 state of the wind, helm and bottom winds, the well on Great Gavel 



