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 "MAY 23, 1823. "MY DEAR LORD: I thought that I had answered your note. I ought, and beg you to excuse the omission. I should have called, but I thought my chance of finding you at home in the environs, greater than at the hotel. * * * Ihope you will not take my not dining with you again after so many dinners, ill; but the truth is, that your banquets are too luxurious for my habits, and I feel the effect of them in this warm weather for some time after. I am sure you will not be angry, since I have already more than sufficiently abused your hospitality. * * *I fear that I can hardly afford more than two thousand francs for the steed in question, as I have to undergo considerable expenses at this present time, and I suppose that will not suit you. I must not forget to pay my Irish Subscription. My remembrances to Miledi, and to Alfred, and to Miss P -. Ever yours,

"MY DEAR LORD: I find that I was elected a Member of the Greek Committee in March, but did not receive the Chairman's notice till yesterday, and this by mere chance, and through a private hand. I am doing all I can to get away, and the Committee and my friends in England