His chief solace was the novels of Anthony Trollope and G.P.R. James.

And when the last farewell is said, A solace to each heart shall be The memory of that love which spoke In parting tones, "Remember me!" HONOR THY PARENTS.

Their only solace is their lover or amoroso, as they term him; and when they enter into the service of any family, they always stipulate for one day in the week on which they must have liberty to visit their amoroso, or the amoroso must be allowed to come to the house to visit them.