He was then preparing for the publication of his new Tales, from the famous house in Albemarle Street.

Two years before, in 1817, on the strength doubtless of Rogers's strong recommendation, Murray had made a very liberal offer for the new poems, and the copyright of all Crabbe's previous works.

For these, together, Murray had offered three thousand pounds.

Strangely enough, Rogers was at first dissatisfied with the offer, holding that the sum should be paid for the new volumes alone.

He and a friend (possibly Campbell), who had conducted the negotiation, accordingly went off to the house of Longman to see if they could not get better terms.