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the brewer ; and, on my broaching the sub- 

 ject, he readily fell in with my idea. I 

 named to him the only obstacle in the 

 way of such an arrangement, and pointed 

 out to him the way in which it might be 

 removed without injury to the individual, 

 and, therefore, with satisfaction to my- 

 self ; this was, to use his influence 

 which had grown to be considerable 

 with the London proprietors, to give him 

 as good an appointment on another road. 

 It was in due time accomplished, and 

 I removed my family to London. 



The benefit arising from the alteration I 

 most prized was the opportunity it afforded 

 me of introducing my wife to my sisters, 

 and of now and then enjoying their society. 

 It was about this time that my third sister, 

 rather than witness the declining fortunes 

 of our remaining parent, decided on going 

 to India, as companion to a lady of title 

 and her daughter. The latter marrying in 

 the second year after their departure from 



