"February 4. 1815.
"I enclose you half a letter from * *, which will explain
itself--at least the latter part--the former refers to private
business of mine own. If Jeffrey will take such an article, and you
will undertake the revision, or, indeed, any portion of the article
itself, (for unless _you do_, by Phoebus, I will have nothing to do
with it,) we can cook up, between us three, as pretty a dish of
sour-crout as ever tipped over the tongue of a bookmaker.
"You can, at any rate, try Jeffrey's inclination. Your late
proposal from him made me hint this to * *, who is a much better
proser and scholar than I am, and a very superior man indeed.
Excuse haste--answer this. Ever yours most,
"B.
"P.S. All is well at home. I wrote to you yesterday."
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