LETTER XIX

Mrs. Siddons's compliments to Mr.Galindo; she declines the favour of any interview, and begs leave to refer him to Mr. — for any business he may have to transact.
(Upon Mr. G.'s requesting to see her to explain his situation with Mr. M'Cready, yet though she here refers him to her agent, though he waited on him to explain every circumstance, and afterwards wrote to him to know Mrs. Siddons's determination, neither from this person or her, has he been able to obtain any answer to his offer of making over to Mrs, Siddons the half of the annuity he receives from Mr M'Cready, in liquidation of his debt to her, and she knows but too well, he has no other means of paying her.)

LETTER XX

My dear Patty
Written in January last.
I lose no time in sending you the enclosed letter from Mr Galindo; I know this is the time you expect to receive your interest money, and I guess by the double postage it is arrived.
As you know my resolution never more to open a letter from him, I send it to you with the seal unbroken ; although, as you perceive, it is addressed to me.
What astonishing effrontery after such outrage, hypocrisy, and ingratitude ! ! ! I hope your foot is better.

Give my kind compliments to Mrs. — tell her she has now had your society a whole week, and I think it is time you should to your affectionate friend. (* On Mr. G.'s writing to Mrs. Siddons last December, he received for answer this letter, opened and with the name torn off at this place. Sent by Miss W. I suppose.) I cannot be mistaken in the letter, for I see P.G. on the seal, but I desire you will not mention the contents to me, for I have suffered enough, and am resolved no more to subject myself to the insolence and treachery I have already endured, as I have nothing to do with the transaction between you and Mr.G,

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As I am not acquainted but in part with the causes of the violent accusations it contains, I leave to the public to judge, what may be the foundation of so much resentment, more particularly as Mrs. Siddons herself does not in her letter to me, accuse Mr. G. of any other crime than that of having told the gentleman before mentioned that she lent him a thousand pounds.
Therefore it cannot questioned but the disappointment of those long formed hopes in respect to Mr. G. is the sole source of the intemperate violence which now actuates her to wreak her vengeance on the object whom she considers as the cause and to punish the innocent for the sake of the guilty.
I now, with the greatest deference take my leave of the public, to whom I submit my cause, trusting to their liberality and JUDGEMENT.
Catherine Galindo
Isle of Man.. Sept. 10th, 1809,