It is one of the most unpleasant mistakes that
ever befell me; I have no resource but to enclose this Note to
Mr. Ireland, and charge him by the strongest adjurations to
have it ready for you the first thing when you set foot upon
our shores.*
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* Mr. Ireland, in his Recollections of Emerson's Visit to
England, p. 59, prints Carlyle's note to himself, enclosing this
letter, and adds: "The ship reached Liverpool on the 22d of
October, and Mr. Emerson at once proceeded to Manchester. After
spending a few hours in friendly talk, he was 'shot up,' as
Carlyle had desired, to Chelsea, and at the end of a week
returned to Manchester, to begin his lectures."
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Know then, my Friend, that in verity your Home while in England
is _here;_ and all other places, whither work or amusement may
call you, are but inns and temporary lodgings. I have returned
hither a day or two ago, and free from any urgent calls or
businesses of any kind; my Wife has your room all ready;--and
here surely, if anywhere in the wide Earth, there ought to be a
brother's welcome and kind home waiting you! Yes, by Allah!--An
"Express Train" leaves Liverpool every afternoon; and in some
six hours will set you down here.
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