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Hellifield Peel was built by Laurence Hamerton in 1440. When the second Sir Stephen was executed for high treason and his possessions confiscated, the manor of Hellifield was preserved by a settlement for his mother during her life.
Hamerton removed to La Tuilerie, about five hundred yards from Pre-Charmoy. He continued to date his letters from Pre-Charmoy the new house being on the estate so called; his motive was to avoid possible confusion in the delivery of his letters.
A few days later he heard from the proprietor of the Hotel de la Poste, that before leaving Mr. W had said, "Mr. Hamerton will settle the bill."
This illness prevented him from attending the marriage of his eldest cousin Anne Hamerton, about which her sister wrote on July 22, 1862, that it was to take place on August 6, and after giving a good many details she observed: "You may be above such vanities, but I think Eugenie may be a little interested; poor Eugenie, how anxious she must have been, having you in your room so long!
He said he had heard of a good income, of light duties, and of the almost certainty of success in case Mr. Hamerton should present himself. Professor Masson had also suggested to Mr. Macmillan that "many persons in Edinburgh would like to secure the best man in Mr. Hamerton," and Mr. Craik wrote about it: "You would be an ornament to the University, and might do useful and important work there.
Hamerton, in speaking of the one dog, the special pet and dear companion of one's youth, observes that "the comparative shortness of the lives of dogs is the only imperfection in the relation between them and us.
Hamerton admitted that it would be desirable, no doubt, but he could not afford it; the expenses of our last stay had been a warning, though we had lived as simply as possible. To these considerations Mr. Seeley had answered: "I am sorry you do not feel more happy about your future work. What seems to be wanting is some public post in which you would be paid for studying."
After the armistice, I find a great many entries in the letter-book of letters inquiring about friends, and how they had fared during this terrible war-time. Despite this chronic state of anxiety, Mr. Hamerton was writing "The Intellectual Life," and had offered it for publication in America to Messrs. Roberts Brothers. They answered:
Lewes to advise him about his reading preparatory to the new book he had begun to write on the Intellectual Life. Here is the answer: "Nov. 2, 1871. "MY DEAR HAMERTON, We so often speak of you and your wife, and were so very anxious about you during the war, that we have asked right and left for news of you, and were delighted at last to get such good news of you both.
In appearance he was a country-squire on his way to town. I determined to give him a surprise as we went along. "I hope you are well, Mr. Hamerton," I said. He gave a great start at that, and looked at me closely. "I do not remember you," he said. "And why do you call me Mr. Hamerton?" "I knew that is not the name you were usually known by, father. Would you be easier if I called you Mr. Young?"
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