The Life of Florence Nightingale, vol. 1 of 2Cook, Edward Tyas, Sir
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The Life of Florence Nightingale, vol. 1 of 2
Cook, Edward Tyas, Sir
Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910
Give my love to Clémence, and tell her, if you please, that I am
not in the room where she established me, but in a very small one;
instead of the beautiful view of the Thames, a most dismal one of
the black distillery, and, whenever I open my window, the nasty
smell rushes in like a torrent. But I like it pretty well
notwithstanding. There is a hole through the wall close to my
door, which communicates with the bath-room, which is next the room
where Freddy[8] sleeps, and he talks to me by there. Tell her also,
if you please, that I have washed myself all over and feet in warm
water since I came every night. I went up into the distillery to
the very tip-top by ladders with Uncle Oc and Fred Saturday night.
We walked along a great pipe. We have had a good deal of boating
which I like very much. We see three steam-boats pass every day,
the _Diana_, the _Fly_, and the _Endeavour_. My love to all of them
except Miss W----. Give my love particularly to Hilary. Your affect
and only sister. Dear Pop, I think of you, pray let us love one
another more than we have done. Mama wishes it particularly, it is
the will of God, and it will comfort us in our trials through life.
Good-bye.
[8] Freddy, who was a bright, promising boy, went with Sir George Grey
on his journey of exploration in Australia, and there died of
starvation. In Rees's _Life of Sir George Grey_ a note was made, by
Sir George's desire, as to his having "met the death of a martyr in
the cause of science and discovery, led on by personal friendship and
affection for Sir George himself."
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