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R. Walton

— but besides this there is a love for the marvellous, a belief in
the marvellous, intertwined in all my projects, which hurries me
out of the common pathways of men, even to the wild sea and
unvisited regions I am about to explore. But to return to dearer
considerations. Shall I meet you again, after having traversed
immense seas, and returned by the most southern cape of Africa
or America? I dare not expect such success, yet I cannot bear to
look on the reverse of the picture. Continue for the present to
write to me by every opportunity: I may receive your letters on
some occasions when I need them most to support my spirits. I
love you very tenderly. Remember me with affection, should you
never hear from me again.

Your affectionate brother,

Robert Walton