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when I leave this place." "What will become of me I 



cannot tell : I shall have no home to set my foot in." " It is 

 very sad indeed to think that the dear old house, in which I 

 was born and have resided ever since, will soon be in other 

 hands, as well as all my collections." " My thoughts dwell 

 constantly on that dear home where I have had a large share 

 of happiness, and where in fact was everything thai I could 

 want." "I cannot help thinking of the loss of everything 

 that was dear to me in the world; and it really seems as 

 though my attachment to my dear home, and my interest in 

 the collection of Lepidoptera, was stronger than ever. 1 

 have spent a great deal of time in making it what it is, and I 

 hoped that it would be mine as long as I lived, and that 

 I should be able to render it more and more useful to my 

 friends." " How I wish I could see the least prospect of my 

 being able to pass the few short years that, under any 

 circumstances, can be mine in the home that is so dear to 

 me." " How I wish it was possible for me — as a tenant, or in 

 any other wa}' — to remain in my beloved home, which seems 

 dearer and dearer to me every day ; the garden was a real 

 source of enjoyment to me: and I am so devotedly attached 

 to the place of my birth, and to my kind friend Ann Main, 

 that I think a separation from them will so affect my spirits 

 that I shall not long survive." " I do not get a great deal of 

 sleep, but I always dream about my home." 



His wish was gratified. By the kind intervention of friends 

 his Lepidoptera and his books were preserved for him, an 

 annuity was provided sufficient for his modest requirements, 

 and he was permitted to end his days in the old home he 

 loved so well. His gratitude was unbounded ; and on his 

 return to Epping, all business being abandoned, he devoted 

 himself again to his old pursuits. His spirits revived, his 

 health seemed to improve; and he was able to produce, in 

 1873, his second supplement to his 'Catalogue of British 

 Lepidoptera.' But it was not for long: and the end came on 

 the 29th of June, 1875. 



He lived and died a bachelor. For nearly thirty years a 

 distant cousin and faithful friend ministered to his household 

 wants. Ann Main was to the Recluse of Epping as Judith 

 Bubb to the Man of Ross. 



In the very centre of the secluded little burial-ground 



