130 THE FLORAL TELEGRAPH. 
of ]ove! Alas! then we require 
security; but where shall we find it ? 
Sealing-wax is no security, oaths 
are no security, locks are no security, 
honour is no security ; gold will not 
purchase security. How, then, are we 
to contrive that 
“ Security may bolt her door ? ” 
It was to obtain this invaluable an¬ 
tidote to space and all its attendant 
evils, to discover this one thing; want- 
ing; this key-stone to the arch of 
the bridge, by which there might be 
a safe communication between you 
and your fondest wishes; that my 
spirit put many a girdle round the 
earth, and at last discovered the prin- 
