—— is still here; he is a lost man.—He really loves his wife, and is
anxious about his children; but his indiscriminate hospitality and
social feelings have given him an inveterate habit of drinking, that
destroys his health, as well as renders his person disgusting.—If his
wife had more sense, or delicacy, she might restrain him: as it is,
nothing will save him.
Yours most truly and affectionately
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