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Another humbler thing I will suggest : that it seems to me 
a pity you had not your Book in the hands of some Book- 
seller ; such a one could sell it for you much faster than 
you yourself will. A friend of mine, for example, could not 
find your Book in Liverpool at all ; and, unless he have 
written to Middleton as I suggested, may still be in fruitless 
search of it. The Commission charges of Booksellers are in 
truth entirely exorbitant, unexampled among any other 
class of sellers or salesmen in the world : but as I said once, 
“if you have a waggon to drive to York, you had better pay 
the tolls, however unconscionable, than try to steeple-hunt 
it thither!” — This too is not to be neglected, th o’ a very 
secondary side of the business. 
Wishing you right good speed in all manful industry 
with hand or with head or with heart, 
I remain, 
Yours very truly, 
T. Carlyle. 
P.S. What is curious enough : this Note was just folded, 
but not yet sealed, when your letter was handed in to me ! 
Many thanks for your gift. Your remarks on Chartism are 
also very welcome to me. I have now only to add that you 
had better send Mr. Baring’s two copies to Mr. Ballantyne 
along with the other, and request him to forward them all 
to me without delay. Do not forget to enclose your account; 
which will be paid thro’ the Post-Office. 
T. C. 
The Grange, Hampshire, 
4 Sept r , 1848. 
My dear Sir, 
Both the Nos. of your new work, which you were so kind as 
send me, came safely to hand, — the last only a few days before 
our leaving Chelsea for this place, whither we have come 
