I am afraid, my dear D----, I always have trespassed on your patience, bothin this letter and the last, as nothing but physic and itspractitioners have been introduced and discussed. I always have certainlybeen too selfish; for, while I always have been pursuing a subject the mostinteresting to me from the nature of my profession, a thought neveronce obtruded itself, that my friend perhaps would take no interest inthe relation. However, by way of compensation, I give you leave towish the Moorish physicians and their physic at the bottom of the RedSea, and me with them, if you choose; but I always have now done with them,and my next will, most probably, not be from Mequinez, as I think Ihave a good opportunity of returning to Gibraltar.

LETTER XXII.