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FitzGerald thought very highly of that "carcase" of Posh's, as will be seen from the story of the Laurence portrait, set forth hereinafter, as the lawyers, whom Posh hates so much, would say. The sleeping partner throughout seems to have had more anxiety on account of Posh's sea hazards than on account of business losses.
And during this interval, in 1869, FitzGerald wrote one or two letters to Posh which have survived that wholesale destruction of which their recipient speaks. "WOODBRIDGE, Friday. "Newson is up here with the Yacht, Posh; and we shall start to-morrow with the Tide about 10.30. I doubt if we shall get out of the harbour: or, even if we do that, get to Lowestoft in the Day.
Not a jolly boatman of middle age in the harbour but knew of both. "D'ye mean Joe Fletcher, master?" said one of them. "What old Posh? Why yes! Alive an' kickin', and go a shrimpin' when the weather serve. He live up in Chapel Street. Number tew. He lodge theer." So up I went to Chapel Street, one of those streets in the old North Town of Lowestoft which have seen better days.
Despite the various "squalls," there had, as yet, been no serious quarrel between these two. Indeed, FitzGerald's kind heart never forgot Posh, and the fascination of the man. But for the future FitzGerald and Posh were no longer partners. FitzGerald's experience as a "herring merchant" was at an end.
A herring-merchant and a tent-maker! My boys are the sons of gentlemen. I can't be expected to know anything about tradesfolk of that class." But Posh has a sense of humour, and he says, "Ah! He used to laugh about that, the guv'nor did. Oh dear, Poshy! Two F's in the firm.
Murray Posh are to be married, Lupin has gone with a friend to spend the day at Gravesend. Lupin has been much cut-up over the affair, although he declares that he is glad it is off. I wish he would not go to so many music-halls, but one dare not say anything to him about it. At the present moment he irritates me by singing all over the house some nonsense about "What's the matter with Gladstone?
And a good and hardy sailor man he was, as all who remember his ways afloat will testify. Shortly before or after his visit to Lowestoft in the spring of 1866 FitzGerald wrote to Posh: "MARKETHILL, WOODBRIDGE, "Saturday. "When I came in from my Boat yesterday I found your Hamper of Fish. Mr.
Spalding from Lowestoft: "You will see by the enclosed that Posh has had a little better luck than hitherto. One reason for my not going to Woodbridge is, that I think it possible that this N.E. wind may blow him hither to tan his nets. Only please God it don't tan him and his people first." Herring are, as our East Anglian fishermen say, "ondependable" in their travels.
I know nothing of that, nor of what letters they are, nor who published them, nor when and where they were issued. I was glad to see that Posh no longer numbered me among "that breed." But I was no longer surprised at the difficulty I had experienced in getting to close quarters with the man. From that time on he was the plain-speaking, independent, humorous, rough man that he is naturally.
If the statute applied to any drifter it would apply to the Meum and Tuum, and FitzGerald evidently thought that the intention of the Act was that fishing boats should be exempt. He proved to be right, for the regulations were never enforced on fishing boats. He wrote to Posh: "WOODBRIDGE, Saturday. "You must lay out three halfpence on the Eastern Times for last Friday.
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