But, to my mind, Sybil
is right. She cannot look to marriage: no man that she could
marry would be worthy of her."
During these two months, and especially during the last,
Morley was rarely in London, though ever much with Gerard, and
often with his daughter during his visits. The necessary
impulse had been given to the affairs of the Convention, the
delegates had visited the members, the preparations for the
presentation of the National Petition had been completed; the
overthrow of the whig government, the abortive effort of Sir
Robert Peel, the return of the whig administration, and the
consequent measures, had occasioned a delay of two months in
the presentation of the great document: it was well for Gerard
to remain, who was a leader in debate, and whose absence for a
week would have endangered his position as the head of a
party, but these considerations did not influence Morley, who
had already found great inconvenience in managing his journal
at a distance; so, about the middle of May, he had returned to
Mowbray, coming up occasionally by the train if anything
important were stirring, or his vote could be of service to
his friend and colleague. The affair of Birmingham however
had alarmed Morley and he had written up to Gerard that he
should instantly repair to town.
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