Dear Emerson,—­I received your Letter* by the last Packet three or four days ago:  this is the last day of answering, the monthly Packet sails towards you again from Liverpool tomorrow morning; and I am in great pressure with many writings, elsewhither and thither:  therefore I must be very brief.  I have just written to Mr. Hart of Philadelphia; his Draft (as I judge clearly by the Banker’s speech and silence) is accepted, all right; and in fact, means money at this time:  for which I have written to thank him heartily.  Do you very heartily thank Mr. Furness for me;—­Furness and various friends, as Transatlantic matters now are, must accept a silent gratitude from me.  The speech of men and American hero-worshipers is grown such a babblement:  in very truth, silence is the thing that chiefly has meaning,—­there or here....

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To my very great astonishment, the Book Cromwell proves popular here; and there is to be another edition very soon.  Edition with improvements—­for some fifty or so of new (not all insignificant) Letters have turned up, and I must try to do something rational with them;—­with which painful operation I am again busy.  It will make the two volumes about equal perhaps, —­which will be one benefit!  If any American possibility lie in this, I will take better care of it.—­Alas, I have not got one word with you yet!  Tell me of your Lectures;—­of all things.  Ever yours,
          T. Carlyle

We returned from Hampshire exactly a week ago; never passed six so totally idle weeks in our lives.—­Better in health a little?  Perhaps.

CVI.  Carlyle to Emerson

Chelsea, 3 February, 1848

Dear Emerson,—­One word to you before the Packet sail;—­on business of my own, once more; in such a state of haste as could hardly be greater.  The Printers are upon me, and I have not a moment.

Contrary to all human expectation, this Book on Cromwell proves salable to mankind here, and a second Edition is now going forward with all speed.  The publication of the First has brought out from their recesses a new heap of Cromwell Letters;—­which have been a huge embarrassment to me; for they are highly unimportant for most part, and do not tend to alter or materially modify anything.  Some Fifty or Sixty new Letters in all (many of them from Printed Books that had escaped me) the great majority, with others yet that may come in future time, I determine to print simply as an Appendix; but several too, I think about twenty in all, are to be fitted into the Text, chiefly in the early part of the First Volume, as tending to bring some matters into greater clearness there.  I am busy with that even now; sunk deep into the Dust-abysses again!—­Of course I have made what provision I could for printing a Supplement, &c. to the possessors of the First Edition:  but I find this Second will be the Final standing Edition of the Book; decidedly preferable to the First; not to be touched by me again, except on very good cause indeed.  New letters, except they expressly contradict me, shall go at once into the back apartment, or Appendix, in future.