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he went off in good spirits ; and his last words 
mentioned Peter! I have been myself to secure 
a place in the mail-coach, and hope to be by 
ten o'clock to-night on my road to (may I not 
hope ?) the completion of all my earthly happi- 
ness. Mr. Southcote, whom I passed at sea, 
will inform you, that the pardon went down to 
the King at Weymouth, some days ago. May 
we not, then, encourage a hope that I shall find 
all our misfortunes at an end? When I was 
tempted to repine at the winds, I remembered 
that they were favourable for Henry ; I reflected 
on Peter's sufferings, and was content. Adieu, 
my dearest mamma, and sisters ! God bless you 
all ! In your prayers for our beloved and ex- 
emplary sufferer, add a word or two for your 
most dutiful and affectionate, 
"NESSY HEYWO'OD." 
On the same day she wrote to Mr. Graham 
on the subject which was nearest to her heart, 
and which had determined her to visit London ; 
and in a letter to her mother, dated the 5th 
October, Great Russell Street, the hospitable 
residence at which she had arrived, she an- 
nounced her personal introduction to Mr. Gra- 
ham, and added : 
" Well, my dear Mamma, I have had a long 
conversation with Mr. Graham ; and, to my 
utmost satisfaction, he says, ' I look upon him/ 
speaking of Peter, ' to 'be the most amiable 
young man that can possibly exist. I do not 
scruple to say, that I should not entirely believe 
