CHAPTER XVIII

SEPTEMBER 1822-JULY 1823

1822 (October).--Mary's desolate condition--Her diary-- Extracts--Discomfort with the Hunts--Byron's antipathy to them all--Note from him to Mary--Trelawny's presence a refreshment--Letters to and from him--Letter from Godwin-- Journal--Letter to Clare--Mary's poem "The Choice."

1823. Trelawny's zealous care for Shelley's tomb--Mary's gratitude--She decides on returning to England--Sir Timothy Shelley's refusal to assist her--Letter from Godwin-- Correspondence between Mary and Trelawny--Letter from Godwin criticising _Valperga_--Byron is induced to go to Greece--Summons Trelawny to accompany him--Mrs. Hunt's confinement--Letters from Mary to Jane Williams--She starts on her journey to England--Diary 36-88