EARLY in the year 1863, when I first visited England, Emerson gave nle a letter of introduction to Thomas Carlyle, which at once secured for me a gracious reception and kindly cntcrtaiDlnent fronl the author and his wife at Chelsea. It was their custotn to recei vo their friends in the evening, and I was invited to join their circle as often as it might be convenient to me. As time went on, this evening circle at Carlyle's became smaller, and many a time I was the only guest present.· I was also invited by Carlyle to s11are his walks, after he bad given up the horseback exercise he used to take. These afternoou w'ulks w'el'e long, generally through Kensington Gardens, Ifydc Park, nnd even into Piccadilly. I "ras careful never to interrupt his hours of literary labor, )md always to obey Mrs. Carlyle's Idndly intimations as to his habits and exigencies. ~fy re1ations with the memorable home at Chelsea were a] ways, and toAbout the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical...

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