Retitled 'A Fly-Leaf in a Life' in collected editions of the series.
Dickens's 'Farewell Tour' of public readings in the provinces had come to an abrupt end at Preston on 22 April, when medical advisers agreed with him that 'the readings must be stopped' in view of 'symptoms that must not be disregarded' (Nonesuch, Vol. III, p. 722).
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