I saw it but for one night, and it seemed to me a
revelation from the devil ; what must it be to the poor
creatures not quite hardened, to whom it is all they
see every day, and the same ! No wonder that at
length their faces gain an expression which, to call
beastly, is to insult the brutes."

Fanny Appleton was married to Mr. Longfellow in
1843. The pleasure the new connection brought to
her brother is shown in a letter addressed to Mr.
Nathan Appleton in Washington, in May, 1844 :

" Dear Father : Here I am at last, safe and
sound, though I find some fears have been had for our
safety, and with reason, for we were besieged during a
day and night with floating ice, and hung after that
in a fog, at the mouth of the harbor of Halifax, for as
long.
" I am, half in your house in Boston, and half with



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Longfellow in Cambridge, amply repaid for coming
home, by finding dear Fanny so poetically and happily
situated. Their house is charming, and I really lose
my way in the many turnings. They both give me the
sacred welcome of friend and brother, so dear in this
world of strangers. . ..
" I tried to hear the Whigs last night, at Faneuil
Hall, but could not get in for the crowd. We had a
dance at the Inglises, where many friends shook warm
hands with me. I really think people like one better
for going away. To-day I dine at the Ticknor's, and
take your place (how poorly !) at your club."



CHAPTER XIV.
WANDERING YEARS.
11.-1845.
