'Twixt two worlds : a narrative of the life and work of William Eglinton
'Twixt two worlds : a narrative of the life and work of William Eglinton
'Twixt two worlds : a narrative of the life and work of William Eglinton
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
20<br />
'<br />
Twixt Two Worlds.<br />
ab<strong>and</strong>oned. The congregation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> reverend prelate proved more liberal <strong>and</strong> just than <strong>the</strong> priest<br />
himself.<br />
The seances given to Canon Gilbert seem to have had a prejudicial effect upon Mr. <strong>Eglinton</strong>'s<br />
health. He became ailing, <strong>and</strong> after a short visit to Birmingham <strong>and</strong> Kingston, at <strong>the</strong> former <strong>of</strong><br />
which <strong>the</strong> seances were not <strong>of</strong> a satisfactory character, his health finally gave way, <strong>and</strong> culminated<br />
on May 8th in a serious illness. All engagements had to be cancelled, <strong>and</strong> being invited by Dr. <strong>and</strong><br />
Mrs. Nichols to spend <strong>the</strong> summer at <strong>the</strong>ir pretty place at <strong>the</strong> foot <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Malvern Hills, he accordingly<br />
left London for that town on June 2nd. He was so ill <strong>and</strong> altered in appearance that when<br />
met by his friends at <strong>the</strong> station <strong>the</strong>y failed to recognise him.
Change language