I knew she did not dare to see John after her daughter's death.
I took my maid with me, and Parnham to act as courier.

At London we hired a carriage for the whole journey, and from Calais posted direct to Naples.

We took the short route by Marseilles and Genoa, and travelled for seventeen days without intermission, as my brother's note made me desirous of losing no time on the way.

I had never been in Italy before; but my anxiety was such that my mind was unable to appreciate either the beauty of the scenery or the incidents of travel.

I can, in fact, remember nothing of our journey now, except the wearisome and interminable jolting over bad roads and the insufferable heat.