Not a word about your book![19] Don’t you mean to tell me anything of it?  I saw a review of it—­rather a satisfactory one—­I think in an August number of the ‘Athenaeum.’  If you will look into ’Fraser’s Magazine’ for August, at an article entitled ‘Rogueries of Tom Moore,’ you will be amused with a notice of the ‘Edinburgh Review’s’ criticism in the text, and of yourself in a note.  We have had a crowded Bible meeting, and a Church Missionary and London Missionary meeting besides; and I went last Tuesday to the Exmouth Bible meeting with Mrs. Maling, Miss Taylor, and Mr. Hunter.  We did not return until half-past one in the morning....  The Bishop of Barbadoes and the Dean of Winchester were walking together on the beach yesterday, making Sidmouth look quite episcopal.  You would not have despised it half so much, had you been here.

Do you know any person who would like to send his or her son to Sidmouth, for the sake of the climate, and private instruction:  and if you do, will you mention it to me?  I am very sorry to hear of Mrs. Boyd being so unwell.  Arabel had a letter two days ago from Annie, and as it mentions Mrs. Boyd’s having gone to Dover, I trust that she is well again.  Should she be returned, give my love to her.

The black-edged paper may make you wonder at its cause.  Our dear aunt Mrs. Butler died last month at Dieppe—­and died in Jesus.  Miss Clarke is going, if she is not gone, to Italy for the winter.

Believe me, affectionately yours,
E.B.  BARRETT.

Write to me whenever you dislike it least, and tell me what your plans are.  I hear nothing about our leaving Sidmouth.

[Footnote 19:  The Fathers not Papists, including a reprint of some translations from the Greek Fathers, which Mr. Boyd had published previously.]

To Miss Commeline September 22, 1834 [Sidmouth].

I am afraid that there can be no chance of my handwriting at least being unforgotten by you, dear Miss Commeline, but in the case of your having a very long memory you may remember the name which shall be written at the end of this note, and which belongs to one who does not, nor is likely to forget you!  I was much, much obliged to you for the kind few lines you wrote to me—­how long ago!  No, do not remember how long—­do not remember that for fear you should think me unkind, and—­what I am not!  I have intended again and again to answer your note, and I am doing it—­at last!  Are you all quite well?  Mrs. Commeline and all of you?  Shall I ever see any of you again?  Perhaps I shall not; but even if I do not, I shall not cease to wish you to be well and happy ‘in the body or out of the body.’