I am going through Don Quixote again, and admire it more than ever.

It is certainly the best novel in the world, beyond all comparison.
Ever yours T.B.M.
To Hannah M.Macaulay.
London: October 21, 1833.
My dear Sister,--Grant is here at last, and we have had a very long talk about matters both public and private.

The Government would support my appointment; but he expects violent opposition from the Company.

He mentioned my name to the Chairs, and they were furious.

They know that I have been against them through the whole course of the negotiations which resulted in the India Bill.