his Son"

And following the last-mentioned names written in pencil--

"Admiral SAMUEL TREVOR DICKENS, R.N. my Son"

Also written in pencil underneath the above--

"qy. CHARLES DICKENS the Novelist."

[20] In a copy--in my collection--of the second edition 8vo of "_The
History and Antiquities of Rochester and its Environs_, embellished with
engravings (pp. i-xvii, 1-419), printed and sold by W. Wildash,
Rochester, 1817," there occurs in the list of subscribers--about four
hundred in number--the name:--DICKENS MR. JOHN, CHATHAM.

[21] A most interesting paper entitled "The Life and Labours of
Lieutenant Waghorn," appeared in _Household Words_ (No. 21), August
17th, 1850.

[22] See Note to Chapter ii. p. 38.

[23] Since this was written, Mr. Littlewood has passed over to the great
majority. He was found drowned near Chatham Pier in March, 1890.

[24] This was taken from the first edition of Mr. Langton's book,
published in 1883. In the new edition, 1891--a beautiful volume--this
passage has been eliminated, but the engraving is untouched.

[25] This house is appropriately named "Highland House," and was also
the property of John Dickens's landlord, in which the family then and
for many years after resided. At the time referred to Mr. Pearce owned
not only the above-mentioned houses, but all the surrounding property.

CHAPTER X.

AYLESFORD, TOWN MALLING, AND MAIDSTONE.

"Its river winding down from the mist on the
horizon, as though that were its source, and
already heaving with a restless knowledge of its
approach towards the sea."--_Edwin Drood._

"Oh, the solemn woods over which the light and
shadow travelled swiftly, as if Heavenly wings
were sweeping on benignant errands through the
summer air; the smooth green slopes, the
glittering water, the garden where the flowers
were symmetrically arranged in clusters of the
richest colours, how beautiful they
looked!"--_Bleak House._

ANOTHER delightful morning, fine but overcast, favours our tramp in this
neighbourhood. We are up betimes on Monday, and take the train by the
South-Eastern Railway from Strood station to Aylesford. It is a distance
of nearly eight miles between these places; and the intermediate
stations of any note which we pass on the way are Cuxton (about three
mile