The life and letters of Frederic Shields . on Juan has also made someprogress. Nolly has written a novel and is engaged onanother, but this is strictly a secret betwixt us. He hasdeveloped an astounding genius in this line. He is only,you know, seventeen. Cathy is to be married the first weekin September. We are all pretty well in health now—but I have not found time to go to a single exhibition,yours included. Craven knows that D. G. has been illbut nothing else ... so be on your guard. Now as to yourself, my dear Shields, pray how goesit ? Write, I beg you, at once on receipt of this and don
The life and letters of Frederic Shields . on Juan has also made someprogress. Nolly has written a novel and is engaged onanother, but this is strictly a secret betwixt us. He hasdeveloped an astounding genius in this line. He is only,you know, seventeen. Cathy is to be married the first weekin September. We are all pretty well in health now—but I have not found time to go to a single exhibition,yours included. Craven knows that D. G. has been illbut nothing else ... so be on your guard. Now as to yourself, my dear Shields, pray how goesit ? Write, I beg you, at once on receipt of this and dontimitate my bad example, unless, indeed, you have as goodan excuse. I lost more than four weeks work withGabriel and have been overwhelmed with business eversince. In September a more cheerful letter announcedRossettis recovery. Early in this year matters at Winnington had beenapproaching a crisis. Many letters from Ruskin, in hismost forcible style, were addressed to Shields on thesubject. Shields, as he wrote to Ruskin, strove hard to. A Winnington GirlNorthwich, 1873 CRISIS AT WINNINGTON 157 maintain his faith in Winnington, but he admitted hisinability to understand legal matters, or Miss Bells ideasof finance. He felt that, unlike Ruskin, he had no per-sonal cause of complaint, having himself received nothingbut kindness from Miss Bell, and as at this particular timeof trial the life of Miss Bells partner was—to use Shieldswords— hanging by a thread, he felt that he could notdo anything but render them any encouragement andassistance that he was able to give. This probably ledfor a time to more or less estranged relations with Ruskin,who wrote exhorting Shields not to bother himself aboutanything but his work, and observed, If I never hearanything more about Miss Bell or the money I shall bethankful. A pacifying reply from Shields drew a stillmore forcible note from Ruskin, and evidently thesubsequent proceedings interested him no more. Winnington was reconstructed s
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