is, as it were,
Cambridge's daughter.

Believe me always, faithfully yours.

FOOTNOTES:

[90] It was at Baltimore that Charles Dickens first conceived the idea
of a walking-match, which should take place on his return to Boston, and
he drew up a set of humorous "articles."

[91] The Play of "No Thoroughfare," was produced at the Adelphi Theatre,
under the management of Mr. Webster.

[92] Mr. Fechter was, at this time, superintending the production of a
French version of "No Thoroughfare," in Paris. It was called "L'Abime."

[93] The volume referred to is a "List of the Writings of William
Hazlett and Leigh Hunt, chronologically arranged, with Notes,
descriptive, critical, and explanatory, etc."

[94] A copy of "The Old Curiosity Shop," in raised letters for the use
of the Blind, had been printed by Charles Dickens's order at the
"Perkins Institution for the Blind" in Boston, and presented by him to
that institution in this year.

[95] John Everett Millais, R.A. (The Editors make use of this note, as
it is the only one which Mr. Millais has been able to find for them, and
they are glad to have the two names associated together).

[96] A dramatic author, who was acting manager of Covent Garden Theatre
in 1838, when his acquaintance with Charles Dickens first began. This
letter is in answer to some questions put to Charles Dickens by Mr.
Serle on the subject of the extension of copyright to the United States
of America.

[97] Mrs. Cowden Clarke wrote to tell Charles Dickens that her sister,
Miss Sabilla Novello, and her brother, Mr. Alfred Novello, were also in
the train, and escaped without injury.

[98] A forged letter from Charles Dickens, introducing an impostor, had
been addressed to Mr. Russell Sturgis.

1869.

[Sidenote: Mrs. Forster.]

QUEEN'S HOTEL, MANCHESTER,
_Monday, 8th March, 1869._

MY DEAR MRS. FORSTER,

A thousand thanks for your note, which has reached me here this
afternoon. At breakfast this morning Dolby showed me the local paper
with a paragraph in it recording poor dear Tennent's[99] death. You may
imagine how shocked I was. Immediately before I left town this last
time, I had an unusually affectionate letter from him, enclosing one
from Forster, and proposing the friendly dinner since appointed for the
25th. I replied to him in the same spirit, and felt touched at