On this the man turned about and went with you to the governor's
house; here you succeeded, partly by personal threats, and partly by
bribery and entreaty, in procuring her pardon, on condition of her
leaving Athens. I was told that you then conveyed her in safety to the
convent, and despatched her off at night to Thebes, where she found a
safe asylum. Such is the story I heard, as nearly as I can recollect
it at present. Should you wish to ask me any further questions about
it, I shall be very ready and willing to answer them.
"I remain, my dear Byron,
"Yours very sincerely,
"Sligo".]
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326.--To James Wedderburn Webster.
September 2nd, 1813.
My dear Webster,--You are just the same generous and I fear careless
gentleman of the years of _indifferent_ memory 1806. I--; but I must not
burthen you with my entire household. Joe [1] is, I believe, necessary
for the present as a fixture, to keep possession till every thing is
arranged; and were it otherwise, you don't know what a perplexity he
would prove--honest and faithful, but fearfully superannuated: now
_this_ I ought and do bear, but as he has not been fifty years in your
family, it would be rather hard to convert your mansion into a hospital
for decayed domestics. Rushton is, or may be made useful, and I am less
_compunctious_ on his account.
"Will I be Godfather?" [2]
Yea, verily! I believe it is the only species of parentage I shall ever
encounter, for all my acquaintance, Powerscourt, Jocelyn, yourself,
Delawarr, Stanhope, with a long list of happy _etceteras_, are married;
most of them my juniors too, and I as single and likely to remain so as,
nay more than, if I were seventy.
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