I write by return of the Post, as you desire it, but have not
anything to say. Mr. Bayley, whom by this time you have probably
seen, saw me the day before yesterday, well, _perfectly well_, and
sucked me quite dry as to news.
I am, Dear Madam,
Ever yours,
E. G.
130.
_To his Stepmother._
March 5th, 1772.