DR. DARWIN. 405 



caufe of fuicide, accumulating debts till 

 their entanglement becomes inextricable, 

 their weight too heavy to be borne. But 

 in this cafe it had produced only an accu- 

 mulation of bufmefs. From the neceffity 

 of entering upon it Mr. Darwin had feemed 

 to mrink with fo much dejeftion of fpirit 

 as to induce his partner to intreat that he 

 would leave the infpe&ion folcly to his 

 management. He declined the propofal, 

 faying, in a faint voice, that it was im* 

 poffible. 



This was on a December evening, cold 

 And ftorrny. The river Derwent, which 

 ran at the bottom of his garden, was par- 

 tially frozen. About feveii o'clock he ient 

 his partner out of the way on bufmefs, real 

 or pretended. Mr. Darwin was on the 

 couch complaining of the head-ach. Soon 

 after eight his partner returning found 

 the parlour vacant. He went to Mr. D/s 

 upftair apartment; vacant alfo: inquired 

 2 D 3 of 



