Manchester, 21 August 1865 

Dear Moor, 

Encl. £20, first half, B/G 56794, Manchester, 9 January 1864, 
second to follow as soon as you acknowledge receipt. I cannot 
send more until I know how the final accounts work out, and I 
shall not know that until my return or even later. 

That business of Kirkwood’s law was new to me, as it was to 
Moore. But is it really proven, or is it not perhaps just a 
hypothesis?° Surely it ought to be possible to verify a thing like 
that. 

I hope you are all restored to health now. That trouble with 
Laura is probably of no more consequence than with little Jenny 
that time, but it really is absurd of you to allow yourself to continue in 
such a way. In such circumstances, you should put your foot down as 
master of the house. I expect you have shaken off your 1influenza now, 
with the warm weather, that kind of thing really takes it out of you, 
but at least it is easily cured now. 

2 sweetener - > without doubt the greatest banker - ¢ See this volume, p. 184. 

The old women are just coming to sweep out the office and 
drive me from my post; so I must quickly finish. 
Kindest regards. 

Your 
F. E.