Ittookthemotheramonthtogetbackherfullforce，vigor，andeffect；
thisbringsustoJuly27thandthedeadlyCornelia。Ifawifeofeighteenisstudyingwithherhusbandandhegetssmittenwithanotherwoman，isn’thelikelytoloseinterestinhiswife’sstudiesforthatreason，andisnothiswife’sinterestinherstudieslikelytolanguishforthesamereason？Wouldnotthemeresightofthosebooksofherssharpenthepainthatisinherheart？Thissuddenbreakingdownofamutualintellectualinterestoftwoyears’standingiscoincidentwithShelley’sre-encounterwithCornelia；andweareallowedtogatherfromthattimeforthfornearlytwomonthshedidallhisstudyinginthatperson’ssociety。WefeelatlibertytoruleoutCountNo。2fromtheindictmentagainstHarriet。
Shelley’shappinessinhishomehadbeenwoundedandbruisedalmosttodeath，thirdly，becauseHarriet’swalkswithHoggcommonlyledtosomefashionablebonnet-shop。Ioffernopalliation；Ionlyaskwhythedispassionate，impartialjudgedidnotofferonehimself——merely，Imean，tooffsethisleniencyinasimilarcaseortwowherethegirlwhoranawaywithHarriet’shusbandwastheshopper。Thereareseveraloccasionswheresheinterestedherselfwithshopping——amongthembeingwalkswhichendedatthebonnet-shop——yetinnoneofthesecasesdoesshegetawordofblamefromthegoodjudge，whileinoneofthemhecoversthedeedwithajustifyingremark，shedoingtheshoppingthattimetofindeasementforhermind，herchildhavingdied。
Shelley’shappinessinhishomehadbeenwoundedandbruisedalmosttodeath，fourthly，bytheintroductionthereofawet-nurse。Thewet-nursewasintroducedatthetimeoftheEdinburghsojourn，immediatelyafterShelleyhadbeenenjoyingthetwomonthsofstudywithCorneliawhichbrokeuphiswife’sstudiesanddestroyedhispersonalinterestinthem。
Why，bythistime，nothingthatShelley’swifecoulddowouldhavebeensatisfactorytohim，forhewasinlovewithanotherwoman，andwasnevergoingtobecontentedagainuntilhegotbacktoher。Ifhehadbeenstillinlovewithhiswifeitisnoteasilyconceivablethathewouldcaremuchwhonursedthebaby，providedthebabywaswellnursed。