[Letter] May 1, India House [to Nassau William] Senior

            India House
              May 1
My dear Senior
   I am particularly 
sorry as you will be 
at the Club, that I 
am under strong medical 
recommendation not to 
go out - and do not
myself think it prudent 
to be out at night, having 
some return of invitation 
in the chest.
   One of Dr Carpenter's 
reasons for desiring the 
Registrarship is that 
his health and strength 
require an easier life
in point of labour and 
anxiety, than he has 
had for many years past. 
A writer's employment, 
especially if it did not 
require all his time 
and thoughts, would at 
present suit him best.  
No doubt he would be 
capable of many things higher 
than the Registrarships, but 
I do not suppose he has 
any chance of obtaining 
them. The fault in Burns' 
case did not lie in making 
him an exciseman, but 
in not making him
something better.
        Ever yours truly
                J. S. Mill