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By the way, I am almost certain that I saw Claudius Sandell in the Fulham Koad about a month ago, just after I sent you my last letter. It was Qrettino  dark, and I cannot be positive ; but, if I am right, he has very much come down in the world. BY THE WAY I AM ALMOST CERTAIN THAT THAT I SAW CLOUDY SANDAL IN THE FULHAM ROAD ABOUT A MONTH AGO JUST AFTER I SENT YOU MY LAST LETTER IT WAS GETTING DARK AND I CANNOT BE POSITIVE BUT IF I AM RIGHT HE IS VERY MUCH COME DOWN IN THE WORLD
r, " You may be assured that your last letter — stating that you have had no return of the sciatica — gave me great pleasure. I was delighted to hear that you managed to get as far as from our house to the cemetery. You must be careful not to overdo it, but I suppose you would not walk that distance without permission from the doctor. Certainly the embrocation which he prescribed seems to have done wonders. So you have got the main drainage at last, and are compelled to connect with it ; I always said that it would THE OCTAVE OF CLAUDIUS. 45 come, and after the initial expenses you will probably find the arrangement much more satisfactory. I am sorry that the new vicar is not to your liking ; his adoption of the east- ward position and other ritualistic practices in face of so many protests seems to me very silly. It is, as you say, a great pity that the living should be in the gift of Sir Constantine Sandell — a man who has belonged at times to almost every conceivable religious sect. H THINGS TO NIGHT HIS LETTER RAN AS FOLLOWS MY DEAR FATHER YOU MAY BE ASSURED THAT YOUR LAST LETTER STATING THAT YOU HAVE HAD NO RETURN OF THE SCIATICA GAVE ME GREAT PLEASURE I WAS DELIGHTED TO HEAR THAT YOU MANAGED TO GET AS FAR FROM OUR HOUSE TO THE CEMETERY YOU MUST BE CAREFUL NOT TO OVERDO IT BUT I SUPPOSE YOU WOULD NOT WALK THAT DISTANCE WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE DOCTOR CERTAINLY THE EMBROCATION WHICH HE PRESCRIBES SEEMS TO HAVE DONE WONDERS SO YOU HAVE GOT THE MAIN DRAINAGE AT LAST AND ARE COMPELLED TO CONNECT WITH IT I ALWAYS SAID THAT IT WOULD COME AND AFTER THE INITIAL EXPENSES YOU WOULD PROBABLY FIND THE ARRANGEMENT MUCH MORE SATISFACTORY I AM SORRY THAT THE NEW VICAR IS NOT TO YOUR LIKING HIS ADOPTION OF THE EASTWARD POSITION AND OTHER RITUALISTIC PRACTICES IN FACE OF SO MANY PROTESTS SEEMS TO ME VERY SILLY IT IS AS YOU SAY A GREAT PITY THAT THE LIVING SHOULD BE IN THE GIFTS OF SIR CONSTANTIN SANDAL A MAN WHO HAS BELONGED AT TIMES TO ALMOST EVERY CONCEIVABLE RELIGIOUS SECT
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