Melchet Court, Romsey, 14 February, 1870

Dear Emerson,--Three days ago I at last received your Letter;

with very great pleasure and thankfulness, as you may suppose.

Indeed, it is quite strangely interesting to see face to face my

old Emerson again, not a feature of him changed, whom I have

known all the best part of my life.

I am very glad, withal, to find that you agree completely with

Norton and myself in regard to that small Harvard matter.

This is not Chelsea, as you perceive, this is a hospitable

mansion in Hampshire; but I expect to be in Chelsea within about

a week; once there, I shall immediately despatch to you one of

the three Catalogues I have, with a more deliberate letter than I

at present have the means of writing or dictating.

Yours ever truly,

T. Carlyle

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