St Omers

To Lady Olivia Sparrow, November 30 1812

I believe you had some part of your education at St. Omers^*, or at least at ^* – for was there not something a little jesuitical in your converting my hope into a promise? As to the other convention between us, that of the medical case, tho I dare not I fear shrink from a treaty which you will pretend was ratified, I must however plead for delay, and the more so as it will not be necessary to send it, till you are landed in that sink of sin and sea coal, as Will Honeycomb calls ^*