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He was nearly killed with kindness but continually bemoaned his
existence. At the house of Dr. Lyschinski, a Pole, he lodged in
Edinburgh and was so weak that he had to be carried up and down
stairs. To the doctor's good wife he replied in answer to the
question "George Sand is your particular friend?" "Not even
George Sand." And is he to be blamed for evading tiresome
reminders of the past? He confessed that his excessive thinness
had caused Sand to address him as "My Dear Corpse." Charming, is
it not? Miss Stirling was doubtless in love with him and Princess
Czartoryska followed him to Scotland to see if his health was
better. So he was not altogether deserted by the women--indeed he
could not live without their little flatteries and agreeable
attentions. It is safe to say that a woman was always within call
of Chopin.
He played at Manchester on the 28th of August, but his friend Mr.
Osborne, who was present, says "his playing was too delicate to
create enthusiasm and I felt truly sorry for him." On his return
to Scotland he stayed with Mr.


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