and receive a few lessons in flowery epistolary style. If he will kindly quote the number and date of any particularly offensive letter and will favour me with a copy in the flowery and mellifluous language etc. he would have used on the occasion, I shall take it as a very great kindness and endeavour to remodel my style accdgly., though it must be remembered that the Minister, not I, is responsible for the tone of the letters (though it is true I draft them) - indeed those to him are generally couched in the terms of an opinion from the Attorney Genl. I am sorry the poor man's feelings have been hurt, but really a complaint from him about acrimonious letters is