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a rumor that the Doctor had murdered a former maid, for having, with housewifely instinct, swept away the cobwebs; some said that he had her skeleton in a closet. Some said that he had strangled a wife with web of the great spider."—"Read the description of Bolton Hall, the garden, lawn, etc., Aug. 8, '53.—Bebbington church and churchyard, Aug. 29, '53.—The Doctor is able to love,—able to hate; two great and rare abilities nowadays.—Introduce two pine trees, ivy-grown, as at Lowwood Hotel, July 16, '58.—The family name might be Redclyffe.—Thatched cottage, June 22, '55.—Early introduce the mention of the cognizance of the family,—the Leopard's Head, for instance, in the first part of the romance; the Doctor may have possessed it engraved as coat of arms in a book.—The Doctor shall show Ned, perhaps, a drawing or engraving of the Hospital, with figures of the pensioners in the quadrangle, fitly dressed; and this picture and the figures shall impress themselves strongly on his memory."

The above dates and places refer to passages in the published "English Note-Books."

CHAPTER XI.

Note 1. Author's note.—"Compare it with Spenser's Cave of Despair. Put instruments of suicide there."

Note 2. Author's note.—"Once, in looking at the mansion, Redclyffe is struck by the appearance of a marble inserted into the wall, and kept clear of lichens."

Note 3. Author's note.—"Describe, in rich poetry, all shapes of deadly things."

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