May.] arrival IN LONDON. 341 
the commencement of the annual meeting of the 
Missionary Society. From my friend Mr. Hous- 
ton, of Little St. Helen's, I received a very 
friendly reception, and every necessary accom- 
modation. After breakfast he sent me in his own 
chaise to my residence near London, where I had 
the pleasure of finding my friends w^ell ; and with 
emotions of gratitude and joy entered the apart- 
ments from which I had been absent during two 
years and a half. The recollection of those oc- 
currences which had taken place, and the scenes 
I had visited, seemed more like a dream than 
reality. I felt deeply impressed with thankful- 
ness to the superintending care of a gracious 
Providence for my health and preservation. 
