have been regretted under the circumstances, for their union, after
the catastrophe must have been one long series of miserable
reproaches. The sudden change in Mr. T-----'s feelings toward Miss
Rowley was not a momentary one; the admiration first kindled by
that lady's bold declaration, grew to be the strongest sentiment of
his heart, and only a few weeks later he was made the happiest of
men by receiving as his own the fair hand which accomplished the
deed. Miss Rowley and Mr. T----- were united in the bands of
matrimony and collectorship. Lady Holberton was still inconsolable
when I left London; she was thinking of traveling among the
Hottentots, or in any other clime where albums are unknown and her
loss could be forgotten. The journey to Kaffirland was however
postponed until the next change of ministry, and I have learned
recently that the lady has so far recovered her spirits as to be
thinking of an 'Omnibus.' The very last packet, indeed, brought a
flattering application to myself; Lady Holberton graciously declaring
that the name of Jonathan Howard is not only valued by herself, as
that of a friend, but interesting to collectors generally, as having
been once connected with that much lamented document, now lost
to the world, the letter of the poor starving poet, known as the
Lumley Autograph.

{"Omnibus" = in this context, an "omnibus bill" (i.e., one dealing
with a variety of subject) in Parliament}