Faithfully yours.

P.S.--I need not remind you how common it is to have such pictures in
cases lying about elegant rooms.

[Sidenote: Mr. W. P. Frith.]

1, DEVONSHIRE TERRACE, YORK GATE, REGENT'S PARK,
_November 15th, 1842._

MY DEAR SIR,

I shall be very glad if you will do me the favour to paint me two little
companion pictures; one, a Dolly Varden (whom you have so exquisitely
done already), the other, a Kate Nickleby.

Faithfully yours always.

P.S.--I take it for granted that the original picture of Dolly with the
bracelet is sold?

[Sidenote: The same.]

DEVONSHIRE TERRACE, _November 17th, 1842._

MY DEAR SIR,

Pray consult your own convenience in the matter of my little commission;
whatever suits your engagements and prospects will best suit me.

I saw an unfinished proof of Dolly at Mitchell's some two or three
months ago; I thought it was proceeding excellently well then. It will
give me great pleasure to see her when completed.

Faithfully yours.

[Sidenote: Mr. Thomas Hood.]

DEVONSHIRE TERRACE, _November 30th, 1842._

MY DEAR HOOD,

In asking your and Mrs. Hood's leave to bring Mrs. D.'s sister (who
stays with us) on Tuesday, let me add that I should very much like to
bring at the same time a very unaffected and ardent admirer of your
genius, who has no small portion of that commodity in his own right, and
is a very dear friend of mine and a very famous fellow; to wit, Maclise,
the painter, who would be glad (as he has often told me) to know you
better, and would be much pleased, I know, if I could say to him, "Hood
wants me to bring you."

I use so little ceremony with you, in the conviction that you will use
as little with me, and say, "My dear D.--Convenient;" or, "My dear
D.--Ill-convenient," (as the popular phrase is), just as the case may
be. Of course, I have said nothing to him.

Always heartily yours,
BOZ.

[Sidenote: Mrs. Trollope.]

1, DEVONSHIRE TERRACE, YORK GATE, REGENT'S PARK,
_December 16th, 1842._

MY DEAR MRS. TROLLOPE,

Let me thank you most cordially for your k