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He was,

Ibelieve,

in early

life a

clerk in

the

Treasury,

or one of

the

government

offices,

and for

some time

acted for

Mr. Pitt

as his

confidential

clerk, or

temporary

private

secretary.

Christmas

was one of

the most

obliging

men I ever

knew; and,

from the,

position

he

occupied,

was

constantly

exposed to

interruptions,

yet I

never saw

his temper

in the

least

ruffled.

One day I

found him

more than

usually

engaged,

having a

mass of

accounts

to prepare