"Ever since," says M.Y., in a letter of the Twelfth Month, 1832, "we have resigned ourselves to this arduous mission, my dear husband has frequently said, 'If we are to go into Greece, how I wish we might find some companion for the journey, some _Greek_ to conduct us into his country, to us altogether strange and unknown!'" A letter from Stephen Grellet to William Allen, which was sent down to J.
and M.Yeardley, was the opportune means of supplying this want.

It spoke of a Greek girl then at the school at Locle, named Argyri Climi, who was exceedingly desirous of returning to Greece, and whose simple and teachable character recommended her at once to their attention.

"When," continues M.Y., "we came to this part of Stephen Grellet's letter, we were both deeply moved, believing that thus the way might be prepared before us." They communicated their thoughts on this interesting subject to M.A.
Calame, proposing when they visited Locle to take A.Climi as their companion into Greece.

During their sojourn in London they received a letter from A.Climi, written in French, in which that amiable young person signified the pleasure and gratitude with which she accepted their proposal.
Locle.

29th of April, 1833.
Excuse the liberty which I take of writing to testify my great gratitude for your kind intention to take me with you and bring me back to my country.