y;
moreover, it is difficult to find anything fresh in it which
would afford me enjoyment; I have seen illuminations and
fireworks, the only attractive thing there was must have been
the King of Prussia; but as I do not know that good man, I have
not very great interest in him either; nor, so I am told, did
he ask for me, and he went away without troubling himself in
the slightest about me; it was a good thing that I did not
bother him.

J. P. H.

ST. PETERSBURG, _26th April/8th May 1858._

DEAR FRIEND,--I thank you for your friendly letter of the 12th
April, and also for the invitation to visit you. I am thinking
of leaving Russia soon, perhaps permanently, for twenty-seven
years are enough of this climate. It is as yet undecided when I
leave, for it depends on business matters which must be
settled, but I hope it will be soon. What I shall do I do not
yet know either, but I shall have enough to live on; perhaps I
shall settle down in Denmark. It is very probable that I shall
come to London in the summer, and then I shall soon be at
Yarmouth with you, my old true friend. It was a good thing that
you at last wrote, for it would have been too bad to extend
your disinclination to write letters even to me. The last
period one stays in a country is strange, and I have many
persons whom I have to separate from. If you want anything done
in Russia, let me know promptly; when I am in movement I will
write, so that you may know where I am, and what has become of
me. I have been ill nearly all the winter, but now feel daily
better, and when I get on the water I shall soon be well. We
have already had hot and thundery weather, but it has now
become cool again. I have already sold the greater part of my
furniture, and am living in furnished apartments which cost me
seventy roubles per month; I shall soon be tired of that. I am
expecting a letter from Denmark which will settle matters, and
then I can get ready and spread my wings to get out into the
world, for this is not the world, but Russia. I see you have
changed houses, for last year you lived at No. 37. With kindest
regards to your dear ones, I am, dear friend, yours sincerely,

JOHN P. HASFELD.[102]

FOOTNOTES:

[100] Darlow's _George Borrow's L