Augustus Carp, Esq., by Himself: Being the Autobiography of a Really Good Man
CHAPTER XVIII
Physical reaction following my interview 252 with Mrs. Chrysostom. Reception of a wreath from the Maidstones. Moving excerpt from Simeon’s diary. I decide to marry one of Ezekiel’s sisters. Interview with Ezekiel and his deplorable language. Tact is selected to become my bride. Tragic return to Mon Repos. I fall unconscious, parallel to my father