29 — To John Hanson

Harrow, 8 July, 1805.

My dear Sir, — I have just received a Letter from my Mother, in which she talks of coming to Town about the

commencement

of our Holidays. If she does, it will be impossible for me to call on

my Sister

, previous to my leaving it, and at the same time I cannot conceive what the Deuce she can want at this season in London. I have written to tell her that my Holidays commence on the 6th of August, but however, July the 1st is the proper day. — I beg that if you cannot find some means to keep her in the Country that you at least will connive at this deception which I can palliate, and then I shall be down in the country before she knows where I am. My reasons for this are, that I do

not wish

to be detained in Town so uncomfortably as I know I shall be if I remain with her; that

I do wish

to see my Sister; and in the next place she can just as well come to Town after my return to Notts, as I don't desire to be dragged about according to her caprice, and there are some other causes I think unnecessary to be now mentioned. If you will only contrive by settling this business (if it is in your power), or if that is impossible, not mention anything about the day our Holidays commence, of which you can be easily supposed not to be informed. If, I repeat, you can by any means prevent this Mother from executing her purposes, believe me, you will greatly oblige

Yours truly,

Byron

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