. George Meredith; his life and friends in relation to his work. e ceremony—and son of Augustus Mere-dith, whose profession was given as Esquire. Thebride was described as of Devonshire Street, andthe register was also signed by her father, T. Probably Peacocks second daughter,Rosa, was also present. She later became MrsCollinson, and died in 1857, at the age of youngest daughter, Margaret, died in 1826, agedthree years ; and Peacock wrote for her tombstonein Shepperton Churchyard the poem commencing Long night succeeds thy little day. Soon after the marriage, the Meredit
. George Meredith; his life and friends in relation to his work. e ceremony—and son of Augustus Mere-dith, whose profession was given as Esquire. Thebride was described as of Devonshire Street, andthe register was also signed by her father, T. Probably Peacocks second daughter,Rosa, was also present. She later became MrsCollinson, and died in 1857, at the age of youngest daughter, Margaret, died in 1826, agedthree years ; and Peacock wrote for her tombstonein Shepperton Churchyard the poem commencing Long night succeeds thy little day. Soon after the marriage, the Merediths went tothe Continent on the proceeds of a legacy whichhad come to George from a relative in Portsmouth ;but they were back in London by November, whenthey stayed with Thomas liOve Peacock at hishouse. No. 22 John Street, Adelphi.^ It was fromhere that Meredith addressed his later letters toLeitch Ritchie, on the subject of his Sonnets and • This is the last house on the north side of John Street, at thecorner of Adam Street and facing the Adelphi en o 2 b S Id H ? 2 a < WEYBRIDGE 61 Kossuth study. At first the Merediths seem to havebeen tolerably happy together, just as the Bulwerswere in the early years of marriage. They passedtheir time between Peacocks homes and variouslodgings and boarding-houses by the seaside (par-ticularly at Felixstowe and Seaford) and in a considerable time they resided with MrsMacirone, at The Limes, Weybridge, a pleasant housewith a large garden. Mrs Macirone (formerly MissElizabeth Williams, of Kew Green) was a woman ofconsiderable culture and charm. She was the widowof Colonel Francis Macirone, to Murat, Kingof Naples, and a versatile man of inventive powerswho was an early pioneer in the study of Macirone had two very beautiful daughters,who were, of course, half Italian. The elder, Emilia,as will be seen later, in some degree suggested toMeredith his Emilia Sandra Belloni. Miss EmiliaMacirone becam
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