64 SIR ASTLEY COOPEK. 



object of my visit, but in the most 

 earnest manner entreated me not to 

 make my appearance at the house, as 

 the effect on the feelings of the Mother 

 in her then state of mind would only 

 add to her sufferings, and give cause 

 for unworthy constructions on my beha- 

 viour. Her thoughts being in unison with 

 my own, and abhorring what might be 

 deemed a mean attempt at being rein- 

 stated in the favour of the distressed 

 



widow, I wrote a note conveying my sor- 

 rowful feelings and returned to Lon- 

 don. 



It was not long before I heard that 

 the Mother's health, at all times delicate, 

 had given way under this awful bereave- 

 ment ; when Sir Astley Cooper, having 

 been called in, recommended sea air. 

 This was immediately attended to, and 

 both Mother and Daughter repaired 

 to Brighton. After remaining three 

 or four months without reaping any ap- 



