23. Mendelssohn left England with Moscheles and Chorley,
on the 3d of October. The Sketch is taken from a
joint letter which they wrote on their arrival at Ostend.
“Bid me not speak, bid me be mute.”--_Goethe._
“There are moments in the life of man.”--_Schiller._
“Here the ship gave a lurch, and he grew seasick.”--_Byron._
“However, we are all three sitting comfortably round
the fire in Moscheles’s room, and our thoughts are with
you.