“Unfortunately, I shall not be at home this evening. Pray, therefore, do not think of altering your plan merely upon the suggestion which I threw out; as I have no time for writing anything myself, and might possibly not find leisure for furnishing you with assistance.
“The dear remains are to be removed to the house in Downing Street to-night, where some one of his nearest friends will, in their turn, pass the night until the day of the funeral. The first turn of this sad office will, I believe, fall to me. The precise time and nature of the funeral is not yet settled.
“P.S.—If, nevertheless, you should still desire to see me, this is the most likely place to find me to-morrow.”
