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LETTER X. 



October. 



I AM delighted to hear that you found my 

 letters short; I infer from it, that our corres- 

 pondence continues to be interesting. I 

 have now so few general instructions to give, 

 that I must confine myself to finding employ- 

 ment for you during the few weeks that you 

 can yet work in the garden. I shall have 

 scarcely any directions to give you for Novem- 

 ber and December ; as, during these two 

 months, I amuse myself in-doors with books, 

 writing, and my other occupations, which I will 

 not take up your time in relating, lest you 

 should abandon your garden for some new % 

 amusement during trie last month that it is pos- 

 sible to work in it, with any degree of pleasure. 



