Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-01
day full of embarrassing gossip about his books.

his dinners, his chances of being made a
Bart" presents to his wife. Once he asks
her to: make one favor, which is. that when
ever 90 is vexed with me, 90 will not GO out
from me to our child Do not say. this is
kinder to me. or this loves me better than he
does, do not let being. however dear it ne
cessarily will. and ought to, be to YOU but
which is only Just come into the world in which
| for three years have known and loved YOU do
not let it be as dear to you as one who has given
and will give you proofs of affection. which that
cannot for many years equal, and which it can
never excel. That a creature hitherto without
sense. knowledge, feeling. attachment, should
at once become dearer to you than | am
| do not and will not believe! If it were the
case one of Us would, indeed. be utterly I'M
worthy Of the Otherl"
THE QUARREL AND SEPARATION.
Mr.. and Mrs Bulwer left Woodcot, where
they had lived since their marriage. In April,
1929, for Tunbridge Wells. The first of his let
tiers from London is dated May IA, and they
continue to the 30th of that month, when Mrs
Bulwer returned to Woodcot. and subsequently,
removed to London. A son edward RoberD
was born on November s. 1881. They left Eng
land in the autumn of 1888 and arrived at Nap
les on the 18th OF November that same year.
The diary fixes 14th January, 1884. dinner at
Lord Hertford's, taken by Lady Cuum," which
agrees with dates given in the deposition of
Rosetta Benson, lady's maid to Lady Lytton
They returned to England early in the wear
1884. Letter number 2S4, dated May 80, 1929.
addressed to Mrs. Bulwer, while staying at Tun-
bridge Wells. was the last one written for five
years. On July 4. 1884. comes number 2S5.
written to Mrs Buwer. from the Castle Hotel,
after gross personal outrage" From this let
ter we quote largely, as it is perhaps the most
important in the collection:
Yen have been cruelty 0,tt,ooed-and stand
eternaGiy degraded in my own eyes. | do not
for moment blame you for the publicity which
you gave to an a1fTOnt nothing but frency can
eXtenuate-I do not blame you for exposing me
to my servants-fer seeking that occasion to
vindicate yourself to my MOther-nOr for sim
gle proceeding of that most natural conduct
which has probably by this time made me the
theme for all the malignty of London. All this
was perfectly justifiabe after what had taken
place. and | have only myself to blame for hay-
lng been betrayed into such madness and
giving myself. in a moment of passion, so
wholly into the hands of my enemies But |
may doubt whether it was humane to tamner
with so terrible an intirmity as mine to pro-
woke so gratuitiously in the first instance, to
continue TO sting and to exasperate, to lead me
on step by step. to rouse me out of the
restraints visiby endeavOred to put upon nv
sell, TO resolve on not GdO1ring me to escape
myself. to persist in stretching to the utmost a
temper always so constitutionally violent and
stung now 10y thousand cares and yeXatIons
into an irritable sourness, which common char
ity might if it could not fOrbear with. at
least not unnecessarily gall-unt at last sense
reason, manhood. everything gave way. and /
was maniac and a brute. | doubt if that was
humane. am now convinced of what have
long believed: | am only fit to live alone. God
and nature afflicted me with unsocial habits.
weak nerves and violent passions. EVERYTHING
IN my life has tended to feed these infirinities.
until they have become q confirmed and incura-
PIE disease, winch nothing but gentle pity. a
toI6earing, soothing, watchful compassionate
Oi u nurse over Il malmlH-caD render haarakla
to me or to Gthers''
tie then goes on to settle money matters. He
gives his wife free choice of residence. and
as Tor the children, they are left completely
with you" He then concludes as follows:
II TO not ask your forgiveness, which kno,o
you 'coutd readily giue, but which would neither
remove my own soreness. nor raise my pride
ask no forytrenesS from Human Being-such as
am, VIII be TO the last my own Judge | have
Geeh my own accuser and my own punishment.
nave not ore particle of angry feeling against
you; all my bitterness Is for myself And now,
farewell. l wish you every comfort; and after
the first nervousness of breakup is over. |
KNOW you VIII find a great relief in our relative
change OF position. For six years you have
been to me Incompatible lcife That thought
alone Is sufficient to make me iudre Won lem
lentiy In tine last year. Whether the change
arose from too harsh a miscOnstruction of my
iauts, from an erroneous estimate of nv
character from that utter difference of tastes
""oito SultS, WHICH IlInC, tnaG wears
away all gloss and all concealment. made more
obvious and more Observation-Disclosures be the
cause OF the change that has taken place in
yoGr affection and your kindness, | make no
c''sa.essein int: cali for no defence. Let US both
rest iii peace
LADY LYTToN's VERSION OF THE STORY
And this was the provocation as Lady Lytton
tells the story:
Upon his asking me with whom was going
to the christening of Mr. Fonblanuue's child
that night. and replying. with Lady Stepney,'
he then repeated as fast as he could, dozen
times running. My Mother calls her that ugly
old woman He then called out, DO YOU hear
NE. Madam" OF course l hear YOU Then
why the = in - don't you answer me!' Il
qua not think it required an answer 'D-your
soul. Madam! he exclaimed selling carving
KNIFE Qor we were at dinner, and ne had told
the servants to leave the room till he rang). and
rushing at me CRIED I'll have you to know
that whenever do you the honor of address,
ing you, 1t requires an answerl l said: For
Gods sake take care what you are about. Ed
ward He then dropped the knife, and. spring.
Ing on me. made his great teeth meet In nv
cheek, and the blood spurted over me. The
agony was so great that my screams brought the
servants back. and presently CressOn, the cook,
seized him by the collar; but he broke from him
and Selling enc Of the footmans hats in the hall.
+ rushed down Pccadilly."