CHAPTER VIII.

Movements in London; ruin of West Indian property; life and friendships in London; Duke Street, Wimbledon, Piccadilly, Spanish Place; first signs of breaking health; goes to Langham; books of these years; “Phantom Ship”; children’s stories; “Masterman Ready”; skirmish with _Fraser’s Magazine_; Marryat defends publication of his stories in the _Era_ 114