[44]. Colonel Planat, who had accompanied us as far as Plymouth, and who had lately obtained leave to repair to St. Helena himself.
[45]. A similar letter was addressed to the other Allied Sovereigns, with slight appropriate alterations.
[46]. Speech of Lord Holland. Pilot of the 3rd of August, 1822.
[47]. A room in which dead bodies lie in state.
[48]. Weakness.
[49]. They were to carry the coffin, when the bad state of the roads should prevent the hearse from advancing.
[50]. A velvet hat, with a flat crown, and brims turned up.
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