Chapter XIV: The Spring and Summer of 1811 292

Arrival in Town--The Poland-Street Exiles--The Squire's
Correspondence with Hogg's Father--His gentle Treatment of
Shelley--Dinner at Miller's Hotel--Hogg's Testimony to the
Squire's Worth--Shelley's Nicknames for his Father--Shelley
rejects his Father's Terms--Shelley offers Terms to his
Father--The Squire's Indignation--He Relents--He makes
Shelley a Liberal Allowance--Lady Shelley's
Misrepresentations--The Exiles about Town--The Separation of
'The Inseparables'--Shelley's Intimacy with the Westbrooks
Shelley's Intimacy with the Westbrooks--John Westbrook's
Calling and Character--Taking the Sacrament--Harriett
Westbrook's Conversion to Atheism--Her Disgrace at School--
Shelley's Measures for illuminating his Sister Hellen--
Tourists in Wales--The Change in Elizabeth Shelley--
Arrangements for a Clandestine Meeting--Mrs. Shelley's
Treatment of her Son--Captain Pilford's Kindness to his
Nephew--Harriett Westbrook's Appeal to Shelley--Her Decision
and Indecision--From Wales to London--Hogg's Influence--The
Elopement to Scotland--Hogg starts for Edinburgh.

CHAPTER XV. MOTIVE AND INFLUENCES 330

The fatal Marriage--Was Shelley trapt into it?--Mr. Garnett's
Assurances--The Fiction about Claire--Lady Shelley's Use of
Hogg's Evidences--The Prenuptial Intercourse--Was it
slight?--Shelley's Opportunities for knowing all about
Harriett--His Use and Abuse of those Opportunities--Mr.
Westbrook's Action towards Shelley--His Endeavour to preserve
Harriett from Shelley--Eliza Westbrook's part in making up
the Match--The Tool's Reward--The Etonian Free Lover--The
Social Condition of the Westbrooks and Godwins--Harriett
Westbrook's Beauty--Her Education--Her Knowledge of French--
Her quick Progress in Latin--What Wonder that Shelley fell in
love with her?

CHAPTER XVI. EDINBURGH, YORK, AND KESWICK 338

The Scotch Marriage--The Trio at Edinburgh--'Wha's the
Deil?'--Posting from Edinburgh to York--Dingy Lodgings and
Dingy Milliners--Shelley's run South--Did Harriett accompany
him?--The Squire stops the Supplies--The Earl's Description
of Harriett Westbrook--The Squire's Anger at the
_Mésalliance_--The Course Shelley could not take--Eliza
Westbrook in Possession--The Ouse at full Flood--One too
many--Designs on Greystoke Castle--Shelley's Appeal to the
Duke of Norfolk--The Codicil to Sir Bysshe's Will--The Flight
to Richmond--Miss Westbrook strikes her Enemy--The Trio at
Keswick--Shelley's affectionate Letters from Keswick to Hogg
at York--John Westbrook's Daughters at Greystoke Castle--
Ducal Benignity and Policy--The Calverts of Greta Bank--
Shelley's Means during his first Marriage--How to live on
Three Hundred a-year--How not to live on Four Hundred a-year.

CHAPTER XVII. GRETA BANK 380

Shelley wishes for a Sussex Cottage--His Friends at Keswick--
Southey at Home--Poet and Schoolmaster--Southey's Way of
handling Shelley--Shelley caught Napping--Mrs. Southey's
Tea-cakes--Eggs and Bacon on Hounslow Heath--At Home with the
Calverts--Shelley's remarkable Communications to Southey--His
Story of Harriett's Expulsion from School--The Story to
Hogg's Infamy--Mr. MacCarthy on the _Posthumous Fragments_--
Miss Westbrook's transient Contentment--Shelley's _For Ever_
and _Never_--His Interest in Ireland--Burning Questions--
Southey and Shelley at War--The _Address to the Irish
People_--Letters to Skinner Street--Godwin tickled by them--
Shelleyan Conceptions and Misconceptions--Shelley forgets all
about Dr. Lind--Preparations for the Irish Campaign--Letter
of Introduction to Curran--Project for a happy Meeting in
Wales--Miss Eliza Hitchener--Bright Angel and Brown Demon--
Shelley's Delight in her--His Abhorrence of her.