,VOLUME #a1 ,LETT] #ce 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,M>Y ,WOLL/ONECRAFT 

,TEXT 3 

,FEBRU>Y #i4 

,! MELAN*OLY PRES5TIM5T HAS = 
SOME TIME HUNG ON MY SPIRITS1 ?AT WE 
W]E P>T$ = EV]2 & ! LETT]S ,I 
RECEIV$ ?IS DAY1 BY ,MR4 ----1 CONV9CE 
ME ?AT IT WAS NOT )\T F\NDATION4 
,Y\ ALLUDE TO SOME O!R 
LETT]S1 :I* ,I SUPPOSE HAVE MISC>RI$2 
= MO/ ( ?OSE ,I HAVE GOT1 W]E 
ONLY A FEW HA/Y L9ES1 CALCULAT$ TO 
W\ND ! T5D]NESS ! SI<T ( ! 
SUP]SCRIPTIONS EXCIT$4 

,I MEAN NOT H[EV] TO COMPLA92 
YET SO MANY FEEL+S >E /RUGGL+ = 
UTT]ANCE1 & AGITAT+ A HE>T ALMO/ 
BUR/+ ) ANGUI%1 ?AT ,I F9D IT 
V]Y DIFFICULT TO WRITE ) ANY DEGREE 
( COH]5CE4 

,Y\ LEFT ME 9DISPOS$1 ?\< Y\ 
HAVE TAK5 NO NOTICE ( IT2 & ! 
MO/ FATIGU+ J\RNEY ,I EV] HAD1 CONTRIBUT$ 
TO CONT9UE IT4 ,H[EV]1 ,I 
RECOV]$ MY HEAL?2 BUT A NEGLECT$ 
COLD1 & CONT9UAL 9QUIETUDE DUR+ 
! LA/ TWO MON?S1 HAVE R$UC$ ME 
TO A /ATE ( WEAKNESS ,I NEV] BE=E 
EXP]I5C$4 ,?OSE :O DID NOT KN[ 
?AT ! CANK]-WORM WAS AT WORK AT 
! CORE1 CAUTION$ ME AB\T SUCKL+ 
MY *ILD TOO LONG4--,GOD PRES]VE ?IS 
POOR *ILD1 & R5D] H] HAPPI] 
?AN H] MO!R6 

,BUT ,I AM W&]+ FROM MY SUBJECT3 
9DE$ MY HEAD TURNS GIDDY1 :5 ,I 
?9K ?AT ALL ! CONFID5CE ,I HAVE HAD 
9 ! AFFECTION ( O!RS IS COME TO ?IS4 

,I DID NOT EXPECT ?IS BL[ FROM Y\4 
,I HAVE DONE MY DUTY TO Y\ & MY 
*ILD2 & IF ,I AM NOT TO HAVE ANY 
RETURN ( AFFECTION TO REW>D ME1 ,I 
HAVE ! SAD CONSOLATION ( KN[+ 
?AT ,I DES]V$ A BETT] FATE4 ,MY 
S\L IS WE>Y--,I AM SICK AT HE>T2 &1 
BUT = ?IS LITTLE D>L+1 ,I W\LD 
CEASE TO C>E AB\T A LIFE1 :I* IS N[ 
/RIPP$ ( EV]Y *>M4 

,Y\ SEE H[ /UPID ,I AM1 UTT]+ 
DECLAMATION1 :5 ,I MEANT SIMPLY TO 
TELL Y\1 ?AT ,I CONSID] Y\R REQUE/+ 
ME TO COME TO Y\1 AS M]ELY DICTAT$ 
BY HONOR4--,9DE$1 ,I SC>CELY UND]/& 
Y\4--,Y\ REQUE/ ME TO COME1 
& !N TELL ME1 ?AT Y\ HAVE NOT 
GIV5 UP ALL ?\<TS ( RETURN+ TO 
?IS PLACE4 

,:5 ,I DET]M9$ TO LIVE ) Y\1 
,I WAS ONLY GOV]N$ BY AFFECTION4--,I 
W\LD %>E POV]TY ) Y\1 BUT ,I 
TURN ) AFFRI<T FROM ! SEA ( TR\BLE 
ON :I* Y\ >E 5T]+4--,I HAVE 
C]TA9 PR9CIPLES ( ACTION3 ,I KN[ 
:AT ,I LOOK = TO F\ND MY HAPP9ESS 
ON4--,IT IS NOT MONEY4--,) Y\ ,I 
WI%$ = SUFFICI5T TO PROCURE ! 
COM=TS ( LIFE--AS IT IS1 LESS WILL 
DO4--,I CAN /ILL EX]T MYSELF TO 
OBTA9 ! NECESS>IES ( LIFE = MY 
*ILD1 & %E DOES NOT WANT MORE AT 
PRES5T4--,I HAVE TWO OR ?REE PLANS 9 
MY HEAD TO E>N \R SUBSI/5CE2 = 
DO NOT SUPPOSE ?AT1 NEGLECT$ BY Y\1 
,I WILL LIE UND] OBLIGATIONS ( A PECUNI>Y 
K9D TO Y\6--,NO2 ,I W\LD SOON] 
SUBMIT TO M5IAL S]VICE4--,I WANT$ ! 
SUPPORT ( Y\R AFFECTION--?AT GONE1 
ALL IS OV]6--,I DID NOT ?9K1 :5 ,I 
COMPLA9$ ( ----'S CONTEMPTIBLE AVIDITY 
TO ACCUMULATE MONEY1 ?AT HE 
W\LD HAVE DRAGG$ Y\ 9TO HIS 
S*EMES4 

,I CANNOT WRITE4--,I 5CLOSE A FRAGM5T 
( A LETT]1 WRITT5 SOON AFT] Y\R 
DEP>TURE1 & ANO!R :I* T5D]NESS 
MADE ME KEEP BACK :5 IT WAS 
WRITT54--,Y\ WILL SEE !N ! S5TIM5TS 
( A CALM]1 ?\< NOT A MORE 
DET]M9$1 MOM5T4--,DO NOT 9SULT 
ME BY SAY+1 ?AT 0\R BE+ TOGE!R 
IS P>AM\NT TO EV]Y O!R CONSID]ATION60 
,W]E IT1 Y\ W\LD NOT BE 
RUNN+ AFT] A BUBBLE1 AT ! EXP5CE 
( MY PEACE ( M9D4 

,P]HAPS ?IS IS ! LA/ LETT] Y\ WILL 
EV] RECEIVE FROM ME4 

"9 "9 "9 "9 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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