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distinguished mark in the very highest mark in any walk of 
life. He was the very highe'^t in his own, and when on the 
pinnacle of his fame he has been snatched away suddenly from 
his friends and admirers, who are indeed innumerable, and to 
the great affliction of his family. It is inexpressibly sad, and 
yet there is some consolation in his thus dying, as one may say, 
like a soldier in battle and at the moment of victory. Lady 
Rosslyn desires me once more to assure you of her sorrow 
and sympathy and the very tender feeling she had for his 
little orphan daughter, who will now be more precious to 
you than ever. With renewed assurances of our sincere 
sorrow, 
" Believe me, very faithfully yours, 
" Rosslyn." 
A facsimile copy of the following letter has been given 
earlier in the book. 
" Mere worth Castle, 
"Dear Mrs. Coleman, "November 9, 1886. 
" The telegram which you so kindly sent me yester- 
day morning was so reassuring that I can hardly describe the 
shock the message which followed it gave me in the evening 
from Mr. Dawson, or the grief I feel at the irreparable loss 
you have sustained in the death of your poor brother. Pray^ 
therefore, accept yourself, and convey to your father and 
mother, my most heartfelt sympathy at the bereavement of 
so excellent a brother and son. 
" For myself, I can truly say that, after the long and in- 
timate connection between us from his boyhood, not an angry 
word ever passed between us. 
" It is not everybody who can make such an assertion as 
this, and I mourn for him as an attached friend. His faithful 
services to me were cissociated with some of my happiest days, 
and I shall always feel that his zeal and best efforts for my 
