me in everything else too; and, far from repining, I shall rejoice at your superiority. [Same date.]
Frequent Letters.—Indeed the irregularity
and negligence of the post provoke me, as they break
the thread of the accounts I want to receive from
you, and of the instructions and orders which I
send you almost every post. Of these last twenty
posts, I am sure that I have wrote eighteen, either
to you or to Mr. Harte, and it does not appear, by
your letter, that all, or even any of my letters have
been received. I desire, for the future, that both
you and Mr. Harte will constantly, in your letters,
mention the dates of mine. [Oct. 2, 1749.]
Proper Expenses to be Paid.—As to the
expense which you mention, I do not regard it in
the least; from your infancy to this day, I never
grudged any expense in your education, and still
less do it now, that it is become more important and
decisive. I attend to the objects of your expenses,
but not to the sums. I will certainly not pay one
shilling for your losing your nose, your money, or
your reason; that is, I will not contribute to women,
gaming, and drinking. But I will most cheerfully
supply, not only every necessary, but every decent
expense you can make. I do not care what the best
masters cost. I would have you as well dressed,
