The writer spoke of acute bodily illness—of a mental disorder which oppressed him—and of an earnest desire to see me, as his best and indeed his only personal friend, with a view of attempting, by the cheerfulness of my society, some alleviation of his malady.
L'auteur de cette lettre me parlait d'une maladie physique aiguë,—d'une affection mentale qui l'oppressait,—et d'un ardent désir de me voir, comme étant son meilleur et véritablement son seul ami,—espérant trouver dans la joie de ma société quelque soulagement à son mal.