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even the whole, shall receive the most punctual obedience; and

in default of such veto shall have ту regard for уои, and

for ту own reputation for guides.

In default of апу such letter from уои, shall beg of ту

Columbian friend to do what depends ироп him towards ser-

ving as а medium of communication between yourself and те.

In particular, I shall beg of him to dun уои for what formed

the subject of ап humble request in ту last letter to уои;

namely for some account of what progress had been made in

the work of codifcation in your country, since the appearance

of уоит codefactor (Novoseltzof—was not that his пате?) in this.

сап not bring myself to think, that, атопд the crowd of

aspirants and proteges with which уои must be encompLssed,

there is not опе to whom, оп receiving intimation that it

would be agreable to уои, in would not be а pleasure to ехе-

cute а little job of this sort in manuscript in French in the

compass of 11/2, 2, от at most З sheets of 80 printed рарег.

Considering the quantity of combustible matter have supplied

уои with, and the saving have thereby enabled уои to таке

in the article of fuel for your stones, I think уои might have

«remembered the poor» hermit 0f Q. S. Р., as say the beggars

in this country. As to family news and remembrances, the рте-

sent is not а time for it, the time of the delivery being so

uncertain, and after what have been scribbling being fati-

gued, have neither time пог space to say тоге than that

ат with all

sincerety and respect yours

Jeremy Bentham.

9 July

1830.

London.