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to reach her room for a few minutes, and then, happy and 

 content in the behef that they were not going to be parted, 

 that they would make their last journey together, he died. 



This, however, was not to be, for she lived until 1891, dying 

 on December 12th, aged seventy-seven. 



Kingsley was buried in Eversley churchyard. He had 

 arranged all the details of his own funeral some time before he 

 died. His parishioners, who loved him, carried him to his last 

 resting-place. Around the grave was gathered a large crowd 

 of all denominations and ranks. 



A naval officer who was present said he had seen many state 

 funerals, but had never seen such a sight as Charles Kingsley's 

 presented. Among the soldiers attending were three V.C.'s : 

 Colonel Evelyn Wood, V.C., Colonel Alfred Jones, V.C., Colonel 

 Sir Charles Russell, V.C. The Master of the Garth and his 

 hunt-servants in pink, the horses and hounds stood at the gate. 

 The Prince of Wales's representative was there, the squire of the 

 parish, and Governors of distant colonies, authors, publishers and 

 Gypsies — who called him their "Priest King," and who believed 

 he had gone to Heaven on their prayers. For months after- 

 wards they continued putting flowers on his grave. 



There is a memorial in Westminster Abbey to Kingsley's 

 memory, placed there by his admirers and friends ; and another 

 in the churchyard at Eversley erected on the grave by his wife. 



