Wednesday Morning,
August 27, 1845.
On the subject of your letter – – quite irrespective of the injunction in it – – I would not have dared speak; now, at least. But I may permit myself, perhaps, to say I am most grateful, most grateful, dearest friend, for this admission to participate, in my degree, in these feelings. There is a better thing than being happy in your happiness; I feel, now that you teach me, it is so. I will write no more now; though that sentence of ‘what you are expecting, – – that I shall be tired of you &c.,’ – – though I could blot that out of your mind for ever by a very few words now, – – for you would believe me at this moment, close on the other subject: – – but I will take no such advantage – – I will wait.
I have many things (indifferent things, after those) to say; will you write, if but a few lines, to change the associations for that purpose? Then I will write too. – –
May God bless you, – – in what is past and to come! I pray that from my heart, being yours
R.B.