Accord
with which he forwarded Much vomit of 20th January last, that I had discharged my duties as Colonial Secretary to his "entire satisfaction" ; but that does not to my mind relieve me from the obligation to refund under existing, if the salary
Circumstances
of the Colonial Secretary, were increased, should add the increase to the amount of the refunds that I am already making.
I remain, My Lord,
Your obedient servant
H I O'Brien
471
10 Sloane Gardens
May 2.
My dear Meade
Yes; it would be amusing if
it were not sad,
but sad it is.
He wrote to me some
time about this refund,
and I then told
him that I was sure he would not
be allowed to make it :- among other reasons, for this; that as a repayment accepted by him when he thought his work not fully done, it would be hard to refuse extra salary when he was doing extra work, which was his more common condition.
He seems much "injured" at not