We saw a good deal of him in the course of the following week.

The particulars are given in my sister's journal of that tour.
(2) *_Ibid._ In the autumn of 1831, my daughter and I set off from Rydal to visit Sir Walter Scott, before his departure for Italy.

This journey had been delayed, by an inflammation in my eyes, till we found that the time appointed for his leaving home would be too near for him to receive us without considerable inconvenience.

Nevertheless, we proceeded, and reached Abbotsford on Monday.

I was then scarcely able to lift up my eyes to the light.