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as a remarkably handsome man with dark eyes and hair--a
head which might have belonged to a Spaniard. He
must have been exceptionally handsome as a young
man. He was engaged to a young lady of rare beauty
and excellence; it would have been difficult to meet
with a handsomer pair. But she died, and Washington
Irving never again sought another bride. He has been
wise enough to content himself with the memory of a
perfect love and to live for literature, friendship,
and nature. He is a sage without wrinkles or gray
hair. Irving was at this time occupied with his Life
of Mahomet, which will shortly be sent to press.
Among other good things that awaited me in New
York was an offer from a much-esteemed publisher,
Mr. George P. Putnam, the one who is bringing out
the works of Miss Sedgwick, to publish a new and
handsome edition of my writings, which have hitherto
been printed and circulated here at a low price, and
to allow me the same pecuniary advantage as a native
author. Mr. Downing was pleased with the proposal,
because he knows Mr. Putnam to be a thoroughly
honorable and trustworthy man.
It was not without pain that I parted from the
Downings, with whom I had spent so richly intelectual
and delightful a time--I will call it my honeymoon in
the New World--and to whom I
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