reading
resources were at an end; it must be another's work to
"Comeaway;Icannothaveyoustayhere,fullofpainfulassociationsastheseroomsmustbe.Come"--raisingherwithge
In 1883 Osborn wrote me a letter concerning some imantophyllum12
"Anddoyoumeantosay,Mr.Lathom,thatyoudon'tconsideryourselfresponsibleforallinjusticeorwrong-doingthat
all frailties were burnt out of it by the fires of death.
Witnessthis(wordforword)introductionthatwasusedagainstmebyaclericalchairmaninaquietspotinthesouthofE
that other friend who died, of whom I have already written.
DuringmyvoyageofdiscoveryinGreatBritainIhadveryexceptionalopportunitiesfortestingthetruthofthesecomp
and one man even sent us a cask of cider as a present.
IfIhadbeenbywayofdiningout,IwouldnothavefailedyourfriendCn.Octavius;towhom,however,Ididremarkuponhis
wood, which I still have, that reminded me of Africa. At
HanburyCourtisavastred-trickhouse--atleast,itiscasedinpartwithredbricks;andthegate-houseandwallsabou
disappointments. Moderate success in literature is easily
"Dearfriends,"hesaid,"Iwantyoutounderstandthatitwillbeallrighttolaughtonight.Letmehearyoulaughhearti
he earned a moderate income. Yet he found time on behalf
Distressedbytheserepeatedfailures,IsankbacktoalowerlevelofEnglishliterarywork,thepuzzledepartment.Fo
pouring into the cave of the dragon through the open door
WhatbecameofsuchasRuth,whohadnohomeandnofriendsinthatlarge,populous,desolatetown?Shehadhithertocommi
of Mr. Jeaffreson! He was a very busy man, producing as
OnefurtherexperimentofthesamesortImadewiththeEnglishPressinanotherdirectionandmetagainwithfailure.If
myself when I sat down. I shall look forward to the publication
"JohnFootman,"saidshe,"wherearewe?SurelythisisHareman'sCommon.""Yes,an'tpleasemylady,"saidJohnFootma
imaginary persons and incidents than to entertain them
"McGill,"Iansweredequallyloudly."HecomesfromMcGill,"thechairmanboomedout."IneverheardofMcGillmyselfb
church bell by guess. The arrival of our boats was a rare
PS.--IhadwrittentheabovewhenIreceivedyourletteraboutthepublicani,towhomIcouldnotbutadmirethejusticeo
that of a sort which would cause my name to be remembered
PresentlyIwassummonedtosupper.Ifollowedtheyoungladywhohadbeensenttocallme,downthewideshallowstairs,i
Messrs. Hurst and Blackett wrote to me, and well do I remember
TherewasaverypainfulscenelastweekatthedinneroftheBenchersofGray'sInn.Itseemsthatoneofthechiefjustice