23/37 The solicitors admit that Lady Byron has left sealed papers of great importance in the hands of trustees, with discretionary power. I have been informed very directly that the nature of these documents was such as to lead to the suppression of Lady Byron's life and writings. This is all exactly as it would be, if the story related by Lady Byron were the true one. 1st, That she was under a mental hallucination. This theory has been most ably refuted by the very first authority in England upon the subject. |