The Life of Sir Rowland Hill and the

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should gladly
live two or three years longer, that he
might see how the arrangements made under the
Treaty of Berlin would work. It was, however, in
of the Post Office that his
watching the operations
chief interest still lay.
upon him one day about eighteen
death. On my coming
I remember how I called
months before his
into his room he turned with
a smile of pleasure to his son, who happened to be
present, and said, "Has your cousin heard of the
"
discovery ?
I pricked up my ears, and at once
thought of some curious old family record that might
have been found hidden
"
cupboard. This year,"
away in an old chest or
he continued, with proud
exultation,
" the postal revenue is larger than the
revenue produced by the income tax. I was quite
startled
written
to
to
find this out." Many years earlier he had
tell his brother how he had met Garibaldi.
"On Thursday (April 21, 1864) Caroline (Lady
Hall 'to meet
Hill) and I dined at Fishmongers'
Garibaldi.' I was a little afraid of the undertaking ;
but I enjoyed the meeting, and am, to say the least,
none the worse for it. I had some conversation with
Garibaldi about the state of the Italian Post Office ;
but it was evident that he felt but little interest in the
matter. There is something very pleasing, not to say
fascinating, in his appearance and manner." Mr.
M. D. Hill replied, " I was very glad to hear you
were able to go to the Fishmongers', and very much
amused to find that you consulted Garibaldi on Italian
Penny Postage. When you go to heaven, I foresee
that you will stop at the gate to inquire of St. Peter
how many deliveries they have per day, and how the
expense of postal communication between heaven and
the other place is defrayed."
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