The Aged Three
Conscience
The Governess's Story
James Forbes
Atonement
My Aunt Eleanor
Correspondence between George, Lucy, M.A., and Hermione Russell, B.A.
Mrs. Fairfax



A VISIT TO CARLYLE IN 1868



On Saturday, the 22nd of March, 1868, my father and I called on Carlyle
at 5, Cheyne Row, Chelsea, with a message from one of his intimate
friends.

We were asked upstairs at once, and found Carlyle at breakfast. The
room was large, well-lighted, a bright fire was burning, and the window
was open in order to secure complete ventilation. Opposite the
fireplace was a picture of Frederick the Great and his sister. There
were also other pictures which I had not time to examine. One of them
Carlyle pointed out. It was a portrait of the Elector of Saxony who
assisted Luther. The letters V.D.M.I.AE. ("Verbum Dei Manet in
AEternum") were round it. Everything in the room was in exact order,
there was no dust or confusion, and the books on the shelves were
arranged in perfect EVENNESS. I noticed that when Carlyle replaced a
book he took pains to get it level with the others. The furniture was