26 GILBERT WHITE OF SELBORNE 1778 



hood to pursue the one and submit to the other, irksome 

 as it may feel at times. You talk of Bath in this case: 

 and those waters doubtless have done wonders ; but brother 

 Thomas says while the cold bath continues to be so service- 

 able, he cannot see what more can be expected from hot ones, 

 which, one should suppose, would rather relax. He thinks 

 at present you had better pursue your home regimen. In 

 town I saw Mr. Fielden, and your intended curate; the 

 former had lately seen my brother, who to his thinking was 

 marvellously mended, and looked in the face almost as 

 usual. Yesterday, if I mistake not, Mrs. Snooke entered 

 into her 84th year. The late hot weather was of singular 

 service to her, and relieved her from a cough, which had 

 annoyed her the winter thro'. On Easter Monday brother 

 and sister Harry and several of their children are to go up 

 to South Lambeth, They have just inoculated four of their 

 children with singular success. My neighbour Yalden has 

 just got a regular smart fit of the gout. 



My new parlor now dries at a great rate ; and will be fit 

 for use at Midsum"", but I shall not be able to compleat it 

 this summer. I must not put on my upper paper 'til 

 another year. With my best wishes and prayers for my 



brother's recovery, I remain 



Y"^ affectionate brother, 



Gil. White. 



