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Even now it is better to employ aniline dyes with a duchess than to like the art flower pot that has pene  trated Bloomsbury. "Stability! " If you knew — if you could only know — how I long to get to it ! " Now comes some hope at last. You ask what ? A woman's eyes, that are more beautiful because they are now grow^i serious ; on my part, nights in which I do not sleep, but think entrancingly. EVEN NOW IT IS BETTER TO EMPLOY ANNELINE DIES WITH THE DUCHESS THAN TO LIKE THE ART FLOWER POT THAT HAS PENETRATED BLOOMSBURY STABILITY IF YOU KNEW IF YOU COULD ONLY KNOW HOW LONG I GET TO IT NOW COMES SOME HOPE AT LAST YOU ASK WHAT A WOMAN'S EYES THAT ARE MORE BEAUTIFUL BECAUSE THEY ARE NOW GROWN SERIOUS ON MY PART NIGHTS IN WHICH I DO NOT SLEEP BUT THINK ENTRANCINGLY
 I feel that you are right, and I accept your very generous offer. You will not be surprised to hear that the lady whom I intend to marry is Angela Wycherley, of whom I have often spoken to you. I am now only waiting my opportunity to make a formal proposal ; and I think I may say, without conceit, that I know w^iat her answer will be. Before I do so, I shall be glad to hear from you if you think the alliance suitable. " Your affectionate son, " Henry Burnage." His next letter was to Luke Monsett. And to him Henry Burnage employed a sort of sham literary style, with a good deal of affectation, short paragraphs, and capital letters in it. '• Dear Luke, "Action and reaction make me dis- trust all. The swing of the pendulum in 48 THE OCTAVE OF CLAUDIUS. one direction seems to take a man so far : it also returns as far. There is no Stability. How we clung to tlie expression of culture through furniture — environment. Nay, I still cling to it. Yet always I shift my sround from time to time. TILL AT SIR CONSTANTINE'S IN CONCLUSION I HAVE SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO SAY I FEEL THAT YOU ARE RIGHT AND I ACCEPT YOUR VERY GENEROUS OFFER YOU WILL NOT BE SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT THE LADY WHOM I INTEND TO MARRY IS ANGELA WITCHERY OF WHOM I HAVE OFTEN SPOKEN TO YOU I AM NOW ONLY WAITING MY OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A FORMAL PROPOSAL AND I THINK I MAY SAY WITHOUT CONCEIT THAT I KNOW WHAT HER ANSWER WILL BE BEFORE I DO SO I SHALL BE GLAD TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU THINK THE ALLIANCE SUITABLE YOUR AFFECTIONATE SON HENRY BURNAGE HIS NEXT LETTER WAS TO LUKE MONSEND AND TO HIM HENRY BURNISH EMPLOYED A SORT OF SHAM LITERARY STYLE WITH A GOOD DEAL OF AFFECTION SHORT PARAGRAPHS AND CAPITAL LETTERS IN IT DEAR LUKE ACTION AND REACTION MAKE ME DISTRUST ALL THE SWING OF THE PENDULUM IN ONE DIRECTION SEEMS TO TAKE A MAN SO FAR IT ALSO RETURNS AS FAR THERE IS NO STABILITY HOW WE CLUNG TO THE EXPRESSION OF CULTURE THROUGH FURNITURE ENVIRONMENT NAY I STILL CLING TO IT YET ALWAYS I SHIFT MY GROUND FROM TIME TO TIME
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