en she died,
five years before his death, his life became a burden to him. It was
then that he used to speak of her as "my lost darling" and "my dove."
He directed that they should be buried side by side in Willesden
churchyard. Over the monument which commemorates them both, he caused
to be inscribed, in addition to an epitaph for himself, the following
tribute to his friend. One should read it and accept the touching words
as answering every question that may be asked:

Here lies the great heart of Laura Seymour, a brilliant artist, a
humble Christian, a charitable woman, a loving daughter, sister, and
friend, who lived for others from her childhood. Tenderly pitiful to
all God's creatures--even to some that are frequently destroyed or
neglected--she wiped away the tears from many faces, helping the poor
with her savings and the sorrowful with her earnest pity. When the eye
saw her it blessed her, for her face was sunshine, her voice was
melody, and her heart was sympathy.

This grave was made for her and for himself by Charles Reade, whose
wise counselor, loyal ally, and bosom friend she was for twenty-four
years, and who mourns her all his days.

THE END

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