CHAPTER II.
OCTOBER 31, 1810--AUGUST 17, 1811 Enters bookshop as clerk .-- Devotes leisure to painting .-- Leaves shop .-- Letter to his brothers on appointments at Yale .-- Letters from Joseph P.
Rossiter .-- Morse's first love affair .-- Paints "Landing of the Pilgrims." -- Prepares to sail with Allstons for England .-- Letters of introduction from his father .-- Disagreeable stage-ride to New York .-- Sails on the Lydia .-- Prosperous voyage .-- Liverpool .-- Trip to London .-- Observations on people and customs .-- Frequently cheated .-- Critical time in England .-- Dr.
Lettsom .-- Sheridan's verse .-- Longing for a telegraph .-- A ghost.