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LETTER318

CHARLESLAMBTOJOHNBATESDIBDIN

[Nodate.Probably1823.]

ItishardwhenaGentlemancannotremainconcealed，whoaffectethobscuritywithgreateraviditythanmostdoseektohavetheirgooddeedsbroughttolight—tohayeapryinginquisitivefinger，（tothedangerofitsownscorching），busiedinremovingthelittlepeckmeasure（scripturallyabushel）underwhichonehadhopedtoburyhissmallcandle.Thereceiptoffern-seed，Ithink，inthiscuriousage，wouldscarcehelpamantowalkinvisible.

Well，Iamdiscovered—andthouthyself，whothoughtesttoshelterunderthepease-codofinitiality（astaleandshallowdevice），artnolessdraggedtolight—Thyslenderanatomy—thyskeletonianD——fleshedandsinewedouttotheplumpexpansionofsixcharacters—thytunefulgenealogydeduced—

Bytheway，whatanameisTimothy!

Layitdown，Ibeseechthee，andinitsplacetakeuptheproperersoundofTimotheus—

ThenmaystthouwithunblushingfingershandletheLyre"familiartotheD——nname."

WithmuchdifficultyhaveItracedtheetothylurking-place.ManyagoodlynamedidIrunover，bewilderedbetweenDorrien，andDoxat，andDover，andDakin，andDaintry—awildernessofDs—tillatlastIthoughtIhadhitit—myconjectureswanderinguponamelancholyJew—youwottheIsraeliteuponChange—MasterDaniels—acontemplativeHebrew—tothewhichguessIwastheratherled，bytheconsiderationthatmostofhisnationaregreatreaders—

NothingissomonastoseethemintheJewsWalk，withabundleofscriptinonehand，andtheManofFeeling，oravolumeofSterne，intheother—

IamarogueifIcancollectwhatmanneroffacethoucarriest，thoughthouseemestsofamiliarwithmine—IfIremember，thoudidstnotdimlyresemblethemanDaniels，whomatfirstItooktheefor—acare-worn，mortified，economical，mercio-politicalcountenance，withanagreeablelimpinthygait，ifEliamistaketheenot.IthinkIshdshakehandswiththee，ifImetthee.

[JohnBatesDibdin，thesonofCharlesDibdintheyoungerandgrandsonofthegreatCharlesDibdin，wasatthistimeayoungmanofabouttwenty-four，engagedasaclerkinashippingofficeinthecity.IborrowfromCanonAingeraninterestingletterfromasisterofDibdinonthebeginningofthecorrespondence:—

Mybrother…hadconstantoccasiontoconductthegivingortakingofcheques，asitmightbe，attheIndiaHouse.Therehealwaysselected"thelittlecleverman"inpreferencetotheotherclerks.AtthattimetheEliaEssayswereappearinginprint.Noonehadtheslightestconceptionwho"Elia"was.Hewastalkedofeverywhere，andeverybodywastryingtofindhimout，butwithoutsuccess.Atlast，fromthestyleandmannerofconveyinghisideasandopinionsondifferentsubjects，mybrotherbegantosuspectthatLambwastheindividualsowidelysoughtfor，andwrotesomelinestohim，anonymously，sendingthembyposttohisresidence，withthehopeofsiftinghimonthesubject.AlthoughLambcouldnotknowwhosenthimthelines，yethelookedveryhardatthewriterofthemthenexttimetheymet，whenhewalkedup，asusual，toLambsdeskinthemostunconcernedmanner，totransactthenecessarybusiness.Shortlyafter，whentheywereagaininconversation，somethingdroppedfromLambslipswhichconvincedhishearer，beyondadoubt，thathissuspicionswerecorrect.Hethereforewrotesomemorelines（anonymously，asbefore），beginning—

"Ivefoundtheeout，OElia!"

andsentthemtoColebrookRow.TheconsequencewasthatattheirnextmeetingLambproducedthelines，andaftermuchlaughing，confessedhimselftobeElia.Thisledtoawarmfriendshipbetweenthe

DibdinsletterofdiscoverywassignedD.HenceLambsfumblingafterhisChristianname，whichheprobablyknewallthetime.]

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