Last words of Thomas Carlyle - Warburg Institute

—272 LETTERS WRITTEN BY THOMAS CARLYLE TOwell. Miss Wynne eagerly urges the attempt, onhygienic grounds ; others urge, and in fact, there isa kind of stir in the matter, which may perhaps cometo something.Will you, at any rate, be so kind as to describe tome a little what you reckon the resources of Berlinin regard to my F'= speculations might be?Berlin, I conclude, must be the headquarter in regardto allthat ;—and mention especially what the propertime, both in regard to climate and to the presence ofinstructive persons, might be for visiting your city.People speak of Berlin heats, and sand, and blazingpavements, and again of Berlin sleets and frosts : astill more important point would be the possibility oflodging in some open-aired and above all, quietplace ; doubtless all this is manageable,—with amaximum quidem, and also with a minimum. Tillyour answer comes, I will stir no farther.Miss Wynne, home from Paris this good while,seems as well as ever, and quite beautiful again.all salute Varnhagen.Yours always,T. Caelyle.WeXXIVDresden : Septr. 25, 1852.My dear Sir,—Here I actually am in Germany,and have been there three or four weeks ; in my greathaste and confusion I despatch a line to announce