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say, only provocative of setting my teeth hard and saying, 

 " Never mind, I will" But what I write in a hurry 

 about and want you to do at once, is to write to me and 

 tell me exactly how money may be sent safely to you. 

 It is inexpedient to send without definite directions, 

 according to the character you give your neighbours. 

 Don't expect anything vast, but there is corn in 

 Egypt. . . . 



Two classes of people can I deal with and no third. 

 They are the good people people after my own heart, 

 and the thorough men of the world. Either of these I 

 can act and sympathise with, but the others, who are 

 neither for God nor for the Devil, but for themselves, as 

 grim old Dante has it, and whom he therefore very justly 

 puts in a most uncomfortable place, I cannot do with. . . . 



So Florry is growing up into a great girl ; the child 

 will not remember me, but kiss her and my godson for 

 me, and give my love to them all. The Lymph shall 

 come in my next letter for the young Yankee. I hope 

 the juices of the English cow will prevent him from ever 

 acquiring the snuffle. 



Tell the Doctor all about the medal, with my kindest 

 regards, and believe me, my dearest Lizzie, your 

 affectionate brother, TOM. 



4 UPPER YORK PLACE, ST. JOHN'S WOOD, 

 April 22, 1853. 



MY DEAREST LIZZIE First let me congratulate you 

 on being safe over your troubles and in possession of 

 another possible President. I think it may be worth 

 coming over twenty years hence on the possibility of 

 picking up something or other from one of my nephews 

 at Washington. 



[He sends some money.] Would it were more worth 

 your having, but I have not as yet got on to Tom 

 Tiddler's ground on this side of the water. You need 

 not be alarmed about my having involved myself in any 



