'  Carlyle  on  his  increasing  reputation  ;  and,  as  I  did  not  wish  to  have  my  walk
for  nothing,  I  am  writing  till  he  comes  in.  Bui  in  case  he  should  not  come
in  rime  for  me,  I  am  iust  writing  him  a  letter  here,  at  his  own  table,  as  you
see,  Mrs.  Carlyle.'

"  Having  reseated  himself  without  invitation  of  mine,  I  turned  on  my  heel
and  quitted  the  room,  determined  not  to  sit  down  in  It  while  the  Yankee
■tayed.    Bui  about  half  an  hour  after  came  Darwin  and  Mr.  Wedgwood  ;  an4


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library,  where,  on  id,  ..
chiir,  very  actively  doingi  as  it  were,  the  honors  o(  Ihc  house  lo  them  ;  and
there  he  sat  upwards  of  an  hour,  not  one  of  us  addressing  a  word  to  him.  but
he  not  the  less  thrusting  his  word  into  all  that  we  said.  Finding  that  I  would
make  absolutely  no  answer  to  his  remarks,  he  poured  in  upon  me  a  broadside
of  positive  questions.
"  '  Does  Mr.  Carlyle  enjoy  good  health,  Mrs.  Carlyle  T

" '  No.'

■"  Oh  I  be  doesn't  1     What  does  he  complain  of,  Mrs.  Carlyle  r

"■Of  everything.'

"  *  Perhaps  he  studies  too  hard.     Does  he  study  too  hard,  Mrs.  Cartyte  f

•"Who  knows?'

" '  How  many  hours  a  day  does  he  Study,  Mrs.  Carlyle  f

" '  My  husband  does  not  study  by  the  clock.'

•■  And  so  on.
