Autograph letter signed : [London], to Mrs. Hewitt, [1860 Feb. 10].

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Autograph letter signed : [London], to Mrs. Hewitt, [1860 Feb. 10].

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Saying he would like to visit her on Wednesday, but that he needs to visit someone whom he won't hurt and who won't hurt him; saying "I want someone to be kind to me without making me think--or feel--both which processes weary me--I want somebody to pet me--read to me--amuse me--never puzzle me, nor make me sorrowful;" saying "If I could be invisible to see children playing without being in their way--hear women talking without having to talk--get rest and jest--without people's thinking me selfish--or requiring me to laugh--be selfish in fact--without anybody's knowing it;" saying "I don't think you'll do. You would be always making me ashamed of myself--or sorrowful for you--or asking troublesome questions. I don't think you'll do at all--but I'll come on Wednesday."

1 item (3 p.) ; 17.6 cm + envelope

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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