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Under these circumstances, I think the project of a statue to George Washington should be, for the present, postponed, I am, yours truly, Copy of Letter to David Christie Murray, 22nd February 1897. 29 Delamere Terrace, Westbourne Sq., W. My Dear Sir, May a delighted reader of your articles in the Sun presume on a very slight acquaintance with their author to say how greatly he admires them?
With money he was wholly unprovided; nor does it appear, whatever may have been the inclination of some considerable men, such as Lords Macclesfield, Brandon, Delamere, and others, that any persons of that description were engaged to join in his enterprise.
This unfortunate young Man was not unlike in character to that equally unfortunate one FREDERIC DELAMERE. The simile may be carried still farther, and Elizabeth the torment of Essex may be compared to the Emmeline of Delamere. It would be endless to recount the misfortunes of this noble and gallant Earl.
After hearing from Lord Y the circumstances of what he was pleased to call my generous conduct, Mrs. Delamere observed, that I had acted very generously, to be sure, but that few in my place would have thought themselves bound to give up possession of an estate, which I had so long been taught to believe was my own.
As I ascended to the deck after breakfast I found Pearce, the boatswain, whose watch it now was, apparently waiting for my reappearance. He held the schooner's glass in his hand, and had evidently spent practically the whole time since eight bells in watching the stranger. "I've been thinkin', Mr Delamere," he began, "how would it be to get the boats out and go after that chap?
This unfortunate young Man was not unlike in character to that equally unfortunate one FREDERIC DELAMERE. The simile may be carried still farther, and Elizabeth the torment of Essex may be compared to the Emmeline of Delamere. It would be endless to recount the misfortunes of this noble and gallant Earl.
It took him only a few minutes to traverse the quarter of a mile that lay between the entrance gate and the house itself. This old colonial plantation, rich in legendary lore and replete with historic distinction, had been in the Delamere family for nearly two hundred years.
Ellis talked steadily, about the hotel, the furnishings, all sorts of irrelevant subjects, to which Miss Pemberton paid little attention. She was angry with Delamere, and took no pains to conceal her feelings. The bell-boy entered room 256 just before they reached the door.
Sandy is punctuality itself, and I don't know how to account for his delay." Clearly there need be no time wasted in preliminaries. Mr. Delamere had gone directly to the subject in hand. "He will not be here to-day, sir," replied Miller. "I have come to you on his account." In a few words Miller stated the situation.
In Cheshire, in the wild region of Delamere Forest, there are several ancient crosses erected for the convenience of travellers; and under their shadows they were safe from robbery and violence at the hands of outlaws, who always respected the reverence attached to these symbols of Christianity. In wild moorland and desolate hills travellers often lost their way.
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