M^r . Johnson leaves London next Tuesday. He is going for his health to Bath, where if the waters are favour::able to his constitution & my wishes, he will be laidup with the Gout many weeks. – During his absencewe shall be able to chuse our own Society, & havetrue enjoyment. — I would ask you to Edward S^t . but that he once forced from me a kind of promise never to invite you to my house. Nothing but mybeing in the utmost distreſs for Money, could haveextorted it from me. — I [... ...]can get you however avery nice Drawing room-apartment in Upper SeymourS^t ., & we may be always together, there or here,for I consider my promise to M^r . Johnson as com::prehending only (at least in his absence) yournot sleeping in the House. —

Poor Manwaring gives me such historiesof his wife's jealousy! — Silly Woman, to expectConstancy from so charming a Man! – But she