The reminiscences and recollections of Captain Gronow, being anecdotes of the camp, court, clubs and society, 1810-1860 . young ladies were forbidden to speak tohim, matrons even feared him, and from being oneof the idols of the world, he became one of the ob-jects of its disdain. Even his father was led tobelieve that his son had abandoned the paths ofvirtue, and was on the high road to ruin. Monk Lewis, unable to stand against the out-cry thus raised against him, determined to try theeffects of absence, and took his departure for theisland in which his property was ; but unfortunatelyfor tho
The reminiscences and recollections of Captain Gronow, being anecdotes of the camp, court, clubs and society, 1810-1860 . young ladies were forbidden to speak tohim, matrons even feared him, and from being oneof the idols of the world, he became one of the ob-jects of its disdain. Even his father was led tobelieve that his son had abandoned the paths ofvirtue, and was on the high road to ruin. Monk Lewis, unable to stand against the out-cry thus raised against him, determined to try theeffects of absence, and took his departure for theisland in which his property was ; but unfortunatelyfor those who dissented from the ferocious judgmentthat was passed upon him, and for those who haddiscrimination enough to know that after all therewas nothing very objectionable in his romance, andfelt assured that posterity would do him justice, thisamiable and kind-hearted man died on his passageout; leaving a blank in one variety of literaturewhich has never been filled up. The denunciation was not followed by any othersevere criticism ; but editors have, in compliancewith the insinuations of Matthias, omitted the pas-. >< a i h c Ll o GZ•Q SIR THOMAS TURTON. 145 sages which he pointed out as objectionable, so thatthe original text is seldom met with. Monk Lewis had a black servant, affectionatelyattached to his master ; but so ridiculously did thisservant repeat his masters expressions, that he be-came the laughing-stock of all his masters used often to raise a hearty laugh atCarlton House by repeating witticisms which hepretended to have heard from Lewiss servant:some of these were very stale ; yet they were con-sidered so good as to be repeated at the clubs, andgreatly added to the reputation of the Beau as ateller of good things. On one occasion, saidBrummell, I called to inquire after a young ladywho had sprained her ankle ; Lewis, on being askedhow she was, had said, in the blacks presence, Thedoctor has seen her, put her legs straight, and thepoor c
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