A Fitting Requiem 



felt for Lady Yarborough by personal friends and acquaintances. 

 They show the intense affection and comradeship that existed 

 between my brother and his wife. His near relations of course 

 know well that Lady Yarborough had always been the one love 

 of his life, but that affection must indeed have been of no 

 ordinary kind to have so impressed outsiders, as well even as 

 my brother's own personal friends, with its depth and happy 

 constancy. My words convey nothing compared with this 

 outside testimony to the beauty of their lives. It was an ideal 

 married life, where interests were in common, and duties were 

 undertaken hand in hand. Pleasures were enjoyed together, 

 each participating in the same kinds of sports and pastimes, and 

 each happy chiefly in realizing the other's enjoyment of all they 

 embarked on. 



" I think I can hardly realize what this must mean to you 

 when one thinks how much he and you were to each other and 

 how you have been always together for so long." 



" It is with the greatest sorrow I heard this morning of the 

 death of dear Mr. Richardson ... I know very well how 

 devoted you were to each other." 



" The kindest, the best, the most devoted of husbands ... I 

 cannot bear to think that he is gone. Every one respected him, 

 every one believed in him. His was such a fine and loyal 

 nature. No one can ever take his place. There will be 

 unanimous regret." 



" It must be a great comfort to you to look back on your 

 happy life with Mr. Richardson." 



" I can so feel for you in the loss of your dear companion. 

 You were always so devoted to each other, and did everything 



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