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remoie the pistols in—d* saletiti 'Which h'l hitherto been
kept. at.his .bed side in, tile ;AIL On the 18th, his
LOrdship.addiessed me frequently; and seemed to be
very much dissatisfied with his medical treatment. I
then said, Do allow me to send for Dr. Thomas,' to,
which he answered, do so, but be quick. lam only.
sorry I did not let you do so before, as I am sure they
have mistaken my disease; write yourself, for I know
they would not like to see other Doctors here.' I did
not lose a moment in obeying my master s orders, and
on informing Dr. Bruno and Mr. Millingen of it, they
said it was very right, as they now began to be afraid
themselves. On returning to my master's room, his
first words were, Have you sent ?' I have, thy
Lord,' was my answer ; upon which he said, ' You
have done right, for I should like to know what is the
matter with me.' Although his Lordship did not appear
to think his dissolution was so near, I could perceive he
was getting weaker every hour, and he even began to
have occasional fits of delirium. He afterwards said,
I now begin to think I am seriously ill, and, in case I
should be taken off suddenly, I wish to give you several
directions, which I hope you will be particular in seeing
executed. I answered I would, in case such an event
came to pass, but expressed a hope that he would live
many years, to execute them much better himself, than
I could. To this my maser replied, No, it is now
nearly over'—,and then aZded, 4 I must tell you all
without losing a Moment: I then said, Shall I go,
my bird, and fetch pen, ink, and paper 7 BOh I my
GOD, no—you will lose too much time, and I have it
not to spare, for my time is now short,' said his Lord-
ship ; and immediately after; ' Now, pay attention ;'
his Lordship commenced by saying, 4 You will be pro-
vided for.' I begged him, however, to proceed with
things of more consequence, he then continued, Oh
my poor dear child ! my dear Ada ! my Gon, could
but have seen her ! give her my blessing—and my dear'
sister Augusta and her children ;—and you will go to,
Lady Byron, and say --- tell her everything—you'
are friends with her." His Lordship appeared to be
greatly affected at this moment. Here my master's
voice failed him, so that I could only catch a word at im-
tervals, but he kept muttering something very seriously
for some time, and would often raise his voice and say,
4 Fletcher, now if you do not execute every order which
have given you, I willtorment you hereafter if possible.'
Here I told his Lordship, in a state of the greatest per-
plexity, that I had not understood a word of what he
said, to which he replied,' Oh, my Gon ! then all is
lost! for it is now too late—,can it be possible you have
not understood me ?' 4 No, my Lord,' said I, but I
pray you to try and inform me once more. How
can I?' rejoined my master, 4 it is now too late and all
is over: I said,' Not our will, but GOD'S be done,
and he answered,' Yes, not mine be done—but I will
try --: His Lordship did indeed make several
efforts to speak, but could only repeat two or three
words at .a time, such as,' My wife! my child! my
sister! you know all—you must say all,—you know
my wishes; the rest was quite .unintelligible. A con-
sultation was now held (about noon), when it was de.
termined to administer some Peruvian bark and wine.
My master had now been nine days& without any Susie-
nance whatever, except what I have already mentioned.
With the exeption of a few words which can only interest
those to whom they were addressed, and which, if re-
quired, I shall communicate to themselves, it was impos-
sible to understand anything his Lordship said after
taking the bark. He expressed a wish to sleep. lat one
time asked whether I should call Mr. Parry ? to which
he replied,' Yes, you may call him. Mr. Parry de-
sired him to compose himself. He shed tears, and,
apparently, sunk into a slumber. Mr. Parry went away,
expecting to find him refreshed on his return—but it
was the commencement of the lethargy preceding his
death. The last words I heard my master utter were
ai six o'clock on the evening of the 18th, when he said,
I must sleep now ; upon which he laid down never
to rise again ! for he did not move hand or foot during
the following twenty-four hours. His Lordship op-
, peered, however, to be in a state of suffocation at in-
tervals, and had a frequent rattling in the throat ; on
these occasions; I called Tita to assist me in raising his
head, and I thought he seemed to get quite stiff. The
rattling and chocking in the throat took place every
half hour ; and we continued to raise his head whenever
the fit came on, till six o'clock in the evening of the 19th,
when I saw my master oeen his eyes and then shut
them, but without :hewing any symptom of pain, or'
moving hand or foot. 4 Oh, my GOD !" I exclaimed.
• I fear his Lordship is gone ! " The doctors- then felt
his pulse, and said,,' You are right—he is gone.' "