3388. RB to William Wetmore Story

As published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 20, 185.

[Rome]

[16 April 1854] [1]

Offered for sale in Dobell’s Catalogue, date unknown. Addressed to “My dear Story.” 4 pp., 8vo. RB writes: “I suppose even Albano superior as the air evidently is to this of Rome, gives too little security in this season of all but universal illness. I hear of new cases every day, and would certainly get my child out of danger if we had but seen a little of Rome, just enough to stop the mouths of the scorners, tho’ when I observe who they are that scrupulously see everything and what fruit they bring forth in consequence, I don’t think we need greatly care.”

1. Dated by reference to letter 3387, in which EBB tells Story that RB is also writing to him.

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