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I do not think I shall find any truce this side the grave ; and beyond , who knows ? '' This was the first time John had spoken in this strain , and he seemed stirred to an unusual activity , as though his own words had suddenly reminded him how frail was his state . He called Raffaelle to him and despatched him on an errand to Naples . The next morning he sent for me earlier than usual , and begged that a carriage might be ready by six in the evening , as he desired to drive into the city . I tried at first to dissuade him from his project , urging him to consider his weak state of health . He replied that he felt somewhat stronger , and had something that he particularly wished me to see in Naples . This done , it would be better to return at once to England : he could , he thought , bear the journey if we travelled by very short stages .