Forster invites Collier to dine with him and Alexander Dyce, who hopes to heal a breach between himself and Collier. Encloses a response from Collier to Forster commenting on Collier's estrangement from Dyce, which he is at a loss to explain.

Collier's note on Forster's letter: "Forster at this period took upon himself the character of patron - the butcher's son who had come to London so poor and so pitiable. He was very clever but had not been taught Greek or Latin: the more his merit."