1886-08-early to Henry Julian Moore

Autograph letter, National Library of Ireland, 289 words

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C/o Mrs Feist, Southwick, near Brighton

[early August 1886]

My dear Julian

You are at it again — now you want to be a vice consul? I should like to know what influence Lord Ardilaun could have with Lord Salsbury… because he attended the Conservative meeting at the Carlton!!! My dear boy, common sense seems to have been denied to you.

In another part of your letter you say that I am to ask Lady Ardilaun to do a certain thing and you add that I am to "keep her up to it.” I did not dream that such nonsense could be talked. I can ask Lady Ardilaun to do me a favour and I believe that she will do what she can for me; but I can only ask; there the matter must end.

Make up your mind if you will go into the brewery; if you decide that you will, I will do what I can to assist you; but cease I beseech you to think and talk nonsense. You have completely upset me. Every month of your life you start something new.

The Athenaeum gave ADM a very good review but the book has been very much misunderstood. My best critics say it is quite as good as AMW. My Dutch critic for instance says the psychological analysis is superior; he does not like the descriptive portion quite so well. The book is selling very well indeed.

I have begun a series of articles in The Figaro on Ireland (last Saturday). The last article is a description of

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