“Ishallwalkdownimmediatelyafterbreakfast，“saidhe，“andamsureofgivingpleasurethere。Andnow，dearFanny，Iwillnotinterruptyouanylonger。Youwanttobereading。
ButIcouldnotbeeasytillIhadspokentoyou，andcometoadecision。Sleepingorwaking，myheadhasbeenfullofthismatterallnight。Itisanevil，butIamcertainlymakingitlessthanitmightbe。
IfTomisup，Ishallgotohimdirectlyandgetitover，andwhenwemeetatbreakfastweshallbeallinhighgood-humourattheprospectofactingthefooltogetherwithsuchunanimity。_You_，inthemeanwhile，willbetakingatripintoChina，Isuppose。HowdoesLordMacartneygoon？“——openingavolumeonthetableandthentakingupsomeothers。“AndhereareCrabbe’sTales，andtheIdler，athandtorelieveyou，ifyoutireofyourgreatbook。
Iadmireyourlittleestablishmentexceedingly；andassoonasIamgone，youwillemptyyourheadofallthisnonsenseofacting，andsitcomfortablydowntoyourtable。
Butdonotstayheretobecold。“