ℓ. 4

Say that it hath beene an Opinion that
Many pass a highe Matter with [underline]Secrecie[/underline]
and nevertheless are but Cormorants at the
Hearte. And yet the old [underline]Proverbe[/underline] doth holde,
Better a Blind man that hath Reache of
one Apple than fifty Eyes that looke and
reache not. So [underline] Plautius Surinna [/underline]said of[underline] Sil-
irius Pellieus, Excipe[/underline] Juro, Laedo [underline]et[/underline] Guber-
no [underline]quae regunt Accusatisum[/underline]; The Devyl
is a cold Anvil, but a good Accuser. But
that I may be more Verbal, I have knowne
one who would give a very pretty sum
as it were by Merchandizing or Purchas-
ing to get that he mought have for
Nothing, and Another would use any tri-
viall or Poor Conceit to fetch a great Bur-
then. And of a truth though Wisedome
they say is to be searcht keenly, you shall
never finde that it is to be Discoverd in
Ferrets' Holes. The which Albeit they are
but Conceited Devisings of man's Wit, yet
I do not say that they [strikeout] should [/strikeout] oughte

to be held in any Confirmation or Extrava-
gancy. But enough of these toyes.

[underline] The Rest was not finisht.[/underline]
There are some things I want you to do for
me. First to tell Dodgson or Dodson that
I am coming up on Easter Tuesday if you
can get that message conveyed to him
by Henry or any of the scouts in College.
Secondly to tell me Wood of Trinity's (now
you would say [underline]Wood's of Trinity[/underline], but you
would be at once pedantic and wrong)
address. How I have attenuated that
sentence! Third, if my rooms are open to
see if there is a penknife lying about
which I left there I think. I have had
a letter from Gurney condoling with me
for being at Oxford.

Bay our negst beetigg be berry add
birthful, but dow I have a cold. Your affeg-
tiodate friedd,

Gerard Eb. Hobkids.

Say that it hath beene an Opinion that
Many pass a highe Matter with [underline] Secrecie [/underline]
and nevertheless are but Cormorants at the
Hearte. And yet the old [underline] Proverbe [/underline] doth holde,
Better a Blind man that hath Reache of
one Apple than fifty Eyes that looke and
reache not. So [underline] Plautius Surinna [/underline] said of [underline] Sil-
vius Pellieus, [Erecipe?] [/underline] Juro, Laedo [underline] et [/underline] Guber-
no [underline] quae regunt Accusatisum [/underline]; The Devyl
is a cold Anvil, but a good Accuser. But
that I may be more Verbal, I have knowne
one who would give a very pretty sum
as it were by Merchandizing or [strikeout] tra [/strikeout] Purchas-
ing to get that he [strikeout] megh [/strikeout] mought have for
Nothing, and Another would use any tri-
vial or Poor Conceit to fetch a great Bur-
then. And of a truth though Wisedome
they say is to be searcht keenly, you shall
never finde that it is to be Discoverd in
Ferrets' Holes. The which Albeit they are
but Conceited Devisings of man's Wit, yet
I do not say that they [strikeout] should [/strikeout] oughte
to be held in anyy Confirmation or Extrava-
gancy. But enough of these toyes.

[underline] The Rest was not finisht.[/underline]

There are some things I want you to do for
me. First to tell Dodgson or Dodson that
I am coming up on Easter Tuesday if you
can get that message conveyed to him
by Henry or any of the scouts in College.
Secondly to tell me Wood of Trinity's (now
you would say [underline] Wood's of Trinity [/underline], but you
would be at once pedantic and wrong)
address. How I have attenuated that
sentence! Third, if my rooms are open to
see if there is a penknife lying about
which I left there I think. I have had
a letter from Gurney condoling with me
for being at Oxford.

Bay our negst beetigg be berry [strikeout] [illegible] [/strikeout] add
birthful, but dow I have a cold. Your affeg-
tiodate friedd,

Gerard Eb. Hobkids.