You must indulge me, however; for I seldom offend in that way.
It is in part a narrative.

This is a sort of composition which I have never yet attempted.

You will tell me, I am sure with sincerity, how you think that I succeed in it.

I have said as little about Lord Nugent's book as I decently could.
Ever yours T.B.M.
London: January 19, 1832.
Dear Napier,--I will try the Life of Lord Burleigh, if you will tell Longman to send me the book.

However bad the work may be, it will serve as a heading for an article on the times of Elizabeth.