September 30 Wednesday – In London Sam wrote to Susan Crane.

Oh, oh, oh, dear Sue, I cannot believe it, cannot realize it, cannot accept it! It is a dream, & will pass, & Susy will come again. You were good to Susy. She made it hard for you, but you did not let that swerve you; you stood by her, staunch & true, like the loyal & loving friend, aunt & sister you have always been to her & to us. We are daily & hourly grateful, dear Sue, that you were with her in those final awful hours when her sunny life went out in storm & darkness [MTP].

Sam’s notebook entry discloses he wanted to get all the works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning but “not Aurora Leigh”; he also included William James’ The Principles of Psychology among works he wanted to obtain [Gribben 90; NB 39 TS 6]. On the same TS page:

Friday, Oct. 2 or Sat Oct 3 we are to move to 23 Tedworth Square, Chelsea. We get it, furnished, at 5½ guineas a week as long as we want it. It belongs to Mr. Garth.