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letter from Miss D unbar to Miller. It is inserted 

 here, not only because it displays the delicate intelli- 

 gence and sterling worth of his correspondent, but be- 

 cause, through the eyes of this bright and gracious lady, 

 we can see him with an authentic clearness and a re- 

 vealing sympathy which even his own letters do not 

 afford. 



' Torres, September 19, 1834. 



' I would as soon suspect you of murder or high 

 treason as deem you careless or ungrateful. I only 

 wonder that, embarked as you now are in an ocean of 

 occupation and anxiety, you can give so much of your 

 thought and time to me. And yet, differently situated 

 as we are at this moment, it will be found that affection 

 has nicely adjusted the balance between us. You are 

 ceaselessly employed, asking of one minute the work of 

 two, and, anxious regarding the result of your scheme, 

 hoping and fearing alternately, and yet you can devote 

 time and thought to me. I, on the other hand, am 

 suffering in constant and still increasing distress, 

 withdrawing myself as I best may from all worldly hopes 

 and desires, and striving to fix my thoughts where they 

 ought to rest ; but you still have power to call them 

 back. I think of you and of your present business, as 

 involving your future fame and usefulness, with an 

 interest, a pride, a solicitude, which I find no other 

 human being or earthly scheme can now excite. Death 

 can alone render my heart cold to you. Among many 

 sad thoughts and regrets there is one peculiarly painful, 

 the thought that, confined as I am to a sick-room, I can 

 aid you so little ; nevertheless I do what I can. 



' Both Mr Grant and Dr Brands happened to be 

 with me when your parcel arrived. They enter warmly 

 into your scheme, and the Miss Cummings of May not less 



