The Godwins, of great importance to Shelley himself, exercised their influence at a distance from the rest.

Frequent change from Bracknell to London and back again, varied by the flying journey to Edinburgh, and a last visit paid in strictest secrecy to his mother and sisters, at Field Place, of which a very interesting record is left in the narrative of Mr.Kennedy, occupied the interval between July, 1813, and March, 1814.

The period was not productive of literary masterpieces.
We only hear of a "Refutation of Deism", a dialogue between Eusebes and Theosophus, which attacked all forms of Theistic belief.
Since we are now approaching the gravest crisis in Shelley's life, it behoves us to be more than usually careful in considering his circumstances at this epoch.

His home had become cold and dull.

Harriet did not love her child, and spent her time in a great measure with her Mount Street relations.