Youproject，Iamtold，thepublicationofanewnovel，byyourself，inthepagesofyourMagazine。Awordinyourear。Iamnotayoungman，sir，andhavehadsomeexperience。Don’tputyourownnameonthetitle—page;itwouldbesuicideandmadness。TreatwithGeneralTomThumb，Mr。Hood，fortheuseofhisnameonanyterms。
Ifthegallantgeneralshoulddeclinetotreatwithyou，getMr。
Barnum’sname，whichisthenextbestinthemarket。Andwhen，throughthispoliticcourse，youshallhavereceived，inpresents，arichlyjewelledsetoftabletsfromBuckinghamPalace，andagoldwatchandappendagesfromMarlboroughHouse;andwhenthosevaluabletrinketsshallbeleftunderaglasscaseatyourpublisher’sforinspectionbyyourfriendsandthepublicingeneral;——then，sir，youwilldomethejusticeofrememberingthiscommunication。
Itisunnecessaryformetoadd，afterwhatIhaveobservedinthecourseofthisletter，thatIamnot，——sir，everyourCONSTANTREADER。
TUESDAY，23rdApril1844。