Note 99 — IX.

“I once made a pilgrimage with Thackeray (at my request, of course, the visits were planned) to the various houses where his books had been written; and I remember, when we came to Young street, Kensington, he said, with mock gravity, ‘Down on your knees, you rogue, for here Vanity Fair was penned! And I will go down with you, for I have a high opinion of that little production myself.’”—Yesterdays with Authors. J. T. Fields.