’IsupposeyoureceivedtheIdlers，andIintendthatyoushallsoonreceiveShakspeare，thatyoumayexplainhisworkstotheladiesofItaly，andtellthemthestoryoftheeditor，amongtheotherstrangenarrativeswithwhichyourlongresidenceinthisunknownregionhassuppliedyou。

　　’Asyouhavenowbeenlongaway，Isupposeyourcuriositymaypantforsomenewsofyouroldfriends。MissWilliamsandIlivemuchaswedid。MissCotterelstillcontinuestoclingtoMrs。Porter，andCharlotteisnowbigofthefourthchild。Mr。Reynoldsgetssixthousandsayear。Levetislatelymarried，notwithoutmuchsuspicionthathehasbeenwretchedlycheatedinhismatch。Mr。

　　Chambersisgonethisday，forthefirsttime，thecircuitwiththeJudges。Mr。Richardsonisdeadofanapoplexy，andhisseconddaughterhasmarriedamerchant。

　　’Myvanity，ormykindness，makesmeflattermyself，thatyouwouldratherhearofmethanofthosewhomIhavementioned；butofmyselfIhaveverylittlewhichIcaretotell。LastwinterIwentdowntomynativetown，whereIfoundthestreetsmuchnarrowerandshorterthanIthoughtIhadleftthem，inhabitedbyanewraceofpeople，towhomIwasverylittleknown。Myplay-fellowsweregrownold，andforcedmetosuspectthatIwasnolongeryoung。Myonlyremainingfriendhaschangedhisprinciples，andwasbecomethetoolofthepredominantfaction。Mydaughter-in-law，fromwhomIexpectedmost，andwhomImetwithsincerebenevolence，haslostthebeautyandgaietyofyouth，withouthavinggainedmuchofthewisdomofage。Iwanderedaboutforfivedays，andtookthefirstconvenientopportunityofreturningtoaplace，where，ifthereisnotmuchhappiness，thereis，atleast，suchadiversityofgoodandevil，thatslightvexationsdonotfixupontheheart……

　　’Mayyou，myBaretti，beveryhappyatMilan，orsomeotherplacenearerto，Sir，yourmostaffectionatehumbleservant，’SAM。JOHNSON。’

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