Scope and Contents Describes the serenity of Pall Mall, with the sight of Mr. [William Ewart] Gladstone and Mr. [Alexander Gardiner] Mercer. Longs, nevertheless, for seclusion to work at the Purgatorio. Justifies his selection of poems in The Shadow of the Obelisk. Appraises Mr. [Richard Holt] Hutton as a critic. Worries over the disposal of the St. Peray wine sent to the late [Daniel] Treadwell.10p.Signed...