My duty I should have desired you to present to my good Lord of Bristol, and to Miss Coneybeare.

Mrs. Donnellan desires her compliments, &c. My wife very cordially her's. I have not seen any of my other girls: but I know they will speak graciously of you.

I am, my dear Sir,

very affectionately your's,

S. RICHARDSON.

CORRESPONDENCE

BETWEEN

Ma. DUNCOMBE,

Miss HIGHMORE,

AND MR. RICHARDSON..

TO MISS HIGHMORE.

Tunbridge Wells, Aug. 2, 1748.

WHAT say you to me here, Miss Highmore?—“Sure, if you go to Tunbridge (says a lady you dearly love, but not better than every one who has the pleasure of knowing her, loves) you will not value travelling a few miles in order to visit us" Tunbridge Wells are about thirty-eight miles distant from London: Hatch (I have K 6 enquired)

enquired) is about forty; and no extraordinary roads. I, a bad traveller, cannot sit a horse-come hither to drink the waters for health-sake-can ill spare the time-propose but three weeks-have been here one, last Friday-this my situation.

The geniuses of Hatch, how different their's! Nothing to do but study their diversion and amusement. Tunbridge, in high season, a place devoted to amusement.-Time entirely at command, though not hanging heavy; impossible indeed it should.-Vehicles, whether four-wheeled or four-legged, at will; riding, a choice.-And the worthy Dr. Knatchbull here. What says my fair correspondent?-What her worthy and kind friends to this?

Do come and see how your other old lover spins away, hunting after new faces, at fifty-seven. You will see him in his kingdom: and he will read to you a new performance, calculated indeed for the perts of the place: "A Dialogue between a Father

and

and a Daughter," very sprightly; a little sprinkling of something better in it, but very sparingly sprinkled; as if the author were afraid, that his mind should be thought as antique as his body.--Calculated to reconcile fatherly authority with filial obedience (so he says.)-But I think, to level the former, and throw down distinction.

He read it to the speaker; who thought it better managed than he expected: but referred him to me upon it; for I was present, and objected to it. I have, according to my usual prolixity, given him half a sheet upon half a page. He wants me to go on with my remarks-has altered two or three passages; but I think not for the better: it is a task, therefore, that I decline. For I am told I should not scribble-have a large correspondence upon my hands. Business, besides, very ill sparing me; and post and coach employed to carry up my directions, and in receiving accounts of management; with about one half of which, only, I can be pleased,

Lord,