as it was handed to him at the table, he hastily broke the seal and had scarce glanced over half a page before he exclaimed:
\"'My mother is ill, I must see her. Instead of a tour of the States, I shall take the next packet for England. I will apply for passports for the Continent at every embassy in London, and if unsuccessful, will make my way to her without them.'\"
The following was the letter which he received from his mother:
as it was handed to him at the table, he hastily broke the seal and had scarce glanced over half a page before he exclaimed:
\"'My mother is ill, I must see her. Instead of a tour of the States, I shall take the next packet for England. I will apply for passports for the Continent at every embassy in London, and if unsuccessful, will make my way to her without them.'\"
The following was the letter which he received from his mother:
