I enclose a draft for the money; when paid, send the
copyrights. I release you from the thousand pounds agreed on for ‘The Giaour’ and ‘Bride,’ and there’s an
end. . . . For all this, it might be well to assign some reason. I have none to
give, except my own caprice, and I do not consider the circumstance of
consequence enough to require explanation. . . . It will give me great pleasure
to preserve your
| ‘LARA’ AND ‘JACQUELINE.’ | 229 |
